JP6621675B2 - Paper sheet processing apparatus, paper sheet processing system, and paper sheet processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that performs at least receiving (payment) processing of paper sheets made of banknotes, checks, gift certificates, and the like, a paper sheet processing system including such a paper sheet processing apparatus, and the like. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus.

  There are various types of banknote processing apparatuses that perform various processes such as banknote depositing and dispensing processes. For example, in the banknote processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when performing a depositing process, a bill inserted into the housing by an insertion slot is identified by an identification unit, and then stored in a temporary depositing unit for depositing. When the instruction is received, the banknotes held in the deposit temporary holding unit are drawn out from the deposit temporary holding unit and stored in the denomination storing unit in the denomination. Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus disclosed by patent document 1, the banknote holding | maintenance area | region in a money_receiving | payment temporary storage part can be divided into a some area | region by a division member, and, thereby, 1st money_receiving | payment process. The second deposit process can be received in a state in which the banknote is held in the temporary storage unit.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-072468

  In the banknote processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, when performing the second deposit process, the area (that is, the free space) divided by the sorting member in the temporary storage unit is limited. The number of deposits is limited. For example, when the capacity of the insertion slot for inserting banknotes from the outside to the inside of the housing is 500, and the number of banknotes that can be held in the temporary holding unit is 2000, It is possible to deposit up to 2000 sheets by additionally inserting banknotes into the slot. However, when the second deposit process is performed, if only 150 banknotes can be stored in the area sorted by the sorting member in the temporary storage unit, 500 banknotes are set in the insertion slot. When the second depositing process is performed, the second depositing process is interrupted when 150 banknotes are sent to the temporary storage unit. In this case, processing such as canceling the second depositing process and returning the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit or distributing the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit to the denomination storage unit or the like is necessary. There is a problem that workability is deteriorated.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and even when the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in a storage unit such as a temporary storage unit changes, the paper sheets received by the input unit are not changed. A paper sheet processing apparatus, a paper sheet processing system, and a paper sheet processing method that can prevent the interruption of the paper sheet receiving (payment) process in the middle because all of them can be sent to the storage unit. The purpose is to provide.

The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention receives a paper sheet, and feeds the received paper sheet into the inside from the outside of the housing, and the paper sheet inside the housing A transport unit, an identification unit for identifying paper sheets transported by the transport unit, a storage unit for storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit, and a paper sheet that can be stored in the storage unit A storage capacity acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the storage capacity, which is a storage capacity, and a receiving amount of paper sheets in the input section to limit the storage capacity acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means to be less than or equal to the storage capacity Receiving amount regulating means, and a sorting mechanism that can divide the storage space for paper sheets in the storage section into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas, and the storage capacity acquisition means in the storage section, Paper from the transport section sorted by the sorting mechanism And acquiring the information relating to the storable amount based on the size of the paper sheet storage region capable of sending the like.

  According to such a paper sheet processing apparatus, information related to the storage capacity that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit is acquired, and the received amount of paper sheets in the input unit is acquired. By limiting the amount to less than or equal to the amount that can be stored, even if the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit changes, all the paper sheets received in the input unit can be sent to the storage unit. Can be prevented from being interrupted on the way.

  In the paper sheet handling machine of the present invention, the storage unit may be a temporary storage unit.

  In addition, after the paper sheets put into the housing by the input section are identified by the identification section, the paper sheets are sent to the temporary storage section and confirmed to be accepted for the paper sheets held in the temporary storage section. When a command is given, a normal receiving process is performed in which the paper sheets held in the temporary storage unit are sent to an additional storage unit provided separately from the temporary storage unit and stored in the additional storage unit. When the new acceptance process command is given while the normal acceptance process is being performed, the normal acceptance process is interrupted and the paper sheets that are already held in the temporary holding unit Is sorted into the paper sheet storage area by the sorting mechanism, and then the paper sheet put into the housing by the loading unit is identified by the identification unit, and then the temporary holding unit An interrupt acceptance process such as sending to another paper sheet storage area divided by the separation mechanism is performed, and the storable amount acquisition means, when the interrupt acceptance process is performed, Information relating to a storage capacity that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the temporary storage unit is acquired, and the acceptance amount regulation unit is configured to perform control processing when the interrupt acceptance process is performed. May be limited to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means.

  In the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, the acceptance amount regulating means includes a pressing member provided in the input unit and movable to press the paper sheets received in the input unit. In addition, the amount of paper sheets received by the input unit may be limited by changing the position of the pressing member.

  In this case, a guide unit may be provided that guides the operator that the amount of sheets received by the input unit is limited when the position of the pressing member moves to a predetermined position.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention may further include a notifying unit that notifies the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquiring unit.

  In this case, the notification unit may include a display unit that displays the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit.

The paper sheet processing system of the present invention receives a paper sheet, and feeds the received paper sheet from the outside of the housing to the inside, and the paper sheet is transported inside the housing. transport unit, the identification unit identifies a paper sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit, front Symbol accommodating portion for accommodating the paper sheets fed from the transport unit, and the paper sheet in the housing portion accommodating space a plurality of A paper sheet processing apparatus having a sorting mechanism that can sort into a paper sheet storage area, and a management apparatus that is provided separately from the paper sheet processing apparatus and manages the paper sheet processing apparatus. A leaf processing system, a storable amount acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a storable amount that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit, and a received amount of paper sheets in the input unit, Below the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means And a receiving amount restricting means for limiting to said storable amount acquiring means, in the housing part, said being divided by partitioning mechanism, which can be from the transport unit sends the paper sheet sheet Information on the storage capacity is acquired based on the size of the storage area .

  According to such a paper sheet processing system, information related to the storage capacity that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit of the paper sheet processing apparatus is acquired, and the amount of paper sheets received by the input unit Is limited to the acquired storage capacity or less, even when the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage section changes, all the paper sheets received by the input section can be sent to the storage section. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the paper sheet receiving (payment) process from being interrupted.

  In the paper sheet processing system of the present invention, the storage capacity acquisition means may be provided in the management device.

The paper sheet processing method of the present invention accepts paper sheets, feeds the accepted paper sheets from the outside of the housing into the inside, and transports the paper sheets inside the housing. transport unit, the identification unit identifies a paper sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit, front Symbol accommodating portion for accommodating the paper sheets fed from the transport unit, and the paper sheet in the housing portion accommodating space a plurality of A paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus having a sorting mechanism that can sort into a paper sheet storage area, wherein the paper sheets are sent from the transport unit in the storage unit that is sorted by the sorting mechanism. Acquiring the information relating to the amount that can be stored based on the size of the paper sheet storage area that can be stored, and limiting the amount of paper sheets received in the input unit to be less than or equal to the acquired storage amount And a process.

  According to such a paper sheet processing method, information relating to the storage capacity that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit of the paper sheet processing apparatus is acquired, and the amount of paper sheets received by the input unit Is limited to the acquired storage capacity or less, even when the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage section changes, all the paper sheets received by the input section can be sent to the storage section. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the paper sheet receiving (payment) process from being interrupted.

  According to the paper sheet processing apparatus, the paper sheet processing system, and the paper sheet processing method of the present invention, even when the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit changes, the paper sheets received in the input unit. Can be sent to the storage unit, so that it is possible to prevent the paper sheet receiving (payment) process from being interrupted.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money deposit or withdrawal machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows schematically an internal structure when the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus in the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. 1 is seen from the right side. It is a side view which shows the structure of the payment temporary storage part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the front door (lower door) provided in the housing | casing of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the payment temporary storage part shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the deposit temporary storage part shown in FIG. 5, Comprising: (a) is a figure which shows a state when a separator exists in a retracted position, (b) is when a separator exists in a division position It is a figure which shows the state of. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. (A)-(f) shows the conveyance path | route of the rose banknote in order at the time of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing / withdrawing machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing. (A)-(d) is the operation | movement of the separator of the deposit | payment temporary storage part when the normal deposit process of a rose bill is interrupted and the interrupt deposit process is performed in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the insertion part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows a state when the pressing member moves below in the insertion part shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows a structure when the inside of the said insertion part is seen from the front side of a housing | casing, when the pressing member moves below in the insertion part of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the menu screen displayed on the operation display part of the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the menu screen displayed on the operation display part in the state which can perform the interruption deposit process in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the deposit screen displayed on an operation display part, when an interruption deposit process is performed in the money deposit or withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows an internal structure when the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on a modification is seen from the side. It is a side view which shows an internal structure when the valuable medium processing apparatus which concerns on another modification is seen from the side.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 15 are diagrams showing a money depositing and dispensing machine according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the money depositing and dispensing machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a view when the banknote depositing and dispensing device in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the right side. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an internal structure schematically. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a front door (on the housing of the banknote depositing / dispensing device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when a lower door is seen from the back side. 5 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the temporary depositing unit shown in FIG. 3 and the like, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the configuration of the temporary depositing unit shown in FIG. . FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. 8 (a) to 8 (f) show the rose banknote when the normal deposit processing of the rose bill is interrupted and the interrupt deposit processing is performed in the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus of the money depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 9 (a) to 9 (d) are diagrams illustrating the transfer route in order, and FIG. 9 (a) to FIG. 9 (d) are interrupted by interrupting the normal deposit processing of loose bills in the bill depositing / dispensing device of the money depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a side view which shows operation | movement of the separator of the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part at the time of a money_receiving | payment process in order. 10 and FIG. 11 are side views showing the configuration of the input part and the payout part of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 12 is a holding member in the input part of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows a structure when the inside of the said injection | throwing-in part is seen from the front side of a housing | casing when moves to the downward direction. FIGS. 13 and 14 are diagrams showing menu screens displayed on the operation display unit of the money depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. 1, respectively. FIG. 15 shows an interrupt in the money depositing / dispensing machine shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the payment screen displayed on the operation display part, when a payment process is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by arranging a banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 and a coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110 so as to be arranged side by side. Here, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose banknotes, and a predetermined number (for example, 100) of roses in the body. It is possible to create a banded banknote from a banknote or perform a withdrawal process for the created banded banknote. Moreover, the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment can perform deposit processing and withdrawal processing of loose coins, and a predetermined number (for example, 50) of loose coins in the body. A wrapping coin can be created by winding a wrapping medium such as paper or film on the card, or a withdrawal process of the created wrapping coin can be performed. Such a money depositing and dispensing machine 1 is installed, for example, in a financial institution such as a bank (more specifically, an office space of a financial institution), and is used by a bank institution of the financial institution or the like. In addition, detailed description of the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 among the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is omitted.

  The structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 by this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 1 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, and deposits loose banknotes from the outside of the housing 12 to the inside of the housing 12. A throwing-in part 14, a rose banknote throwing-out part 24 for withdrawing a banknote from the inside of the housing 12, and a banding banknote throwing out a banknote from the inside of the housing 12 to the outside Each part 48 is provided. 2 is the front side of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 (that is, the front side when the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 is viewed from the front side as shown in FIG. 1). The right direction in FIG. 2 is the depth direction of the housing 12.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the insertion portion 14 opens to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the inside of the insertion portion 14 through this opening (specifically, the insertion portion 14 You can put your hands inside). As a result, the operator can insert a bundle of loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14. Details of the configuration of the input unit 14 will be described later.

  On the other hand, shutters 24 a and 48 a are respectively provided in the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and these shutters 24 a and 48 a are openings facing the front of the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 (that is, , A banknote banknote dispensing port) and an opening facing the front side of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 (that is, a banded banknote banking port) are opened and closed. And if the opening of the rose banknote throwing part 24 or the banded banknote throwing part 48 is opened by the shutters 24a and 48a, the operator accesses the inside of the rose banknote throwing part 24 and the banded banknote throwing part 48, respectively ( Specifically, the operator can put a hand inside the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the operator can set the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and the banded banknote dispensing unit 48. The accumulated rose banknotes and banded banknotes can be taken out from the inside of the housing 12. The shutters 24a and 48a are driven by shutter driving units 24b and 48b (see FIG. 7), respectively.

  In the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 serves as a withdrawal unit for discharging the loose banknotes to the outside of the housing 12 when the bulk banknote dispensing process is performed. In order to discharge the rose banknote which functioned and could not be identified by the identification unit 20 which will be described later at the time of deposit processing, or the rose banknote identified as not a normal loose banknote by the identification unit 20 to the outside of the housing 12. It functions as a deposit rejection part.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, below the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 on the front surface of the housing 12, when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 performs the dispensing process of the loose banknotes, A withdrawal rejection unit 26 is provided on the outside of the housing 12 in which loose banknotes determined not to be withdrawn are stacked. The front of the withdrawal / rejection portion 26 is not open to the outside of the housing 12, and the operator accesses the withdrawal / rejection rejection portion 26 as long as the operator does not withdraw the main body of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 10 from the housing 12. You can't do that.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the feeding unit 14 is provided with a feeding unit 16 for feeding the individual banknotes put into the feeding unit 14 one by one into the housing 12. Details of the configuration of the feeding unit 16 will be described later. Further, inside the housing 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10, a transport unit 18 that transports individual banknotes one by one in the housing 12 is provided, and is fed from the input unit 14 by the feeding unit 16. The loose banknotes are transported in the housing 12 by the transport unit 18. The transport unit 18 is provided with an identification unit 20, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 18 are identified by the identification unit 20 in terms of denomination, authenticity, front / back, correct / injured, old / old, transport state, and the like. It has become so. Further, the transport unit 18 is provided with a front / back reversing unit 22, and the banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 are reversed by the front / back reversing unit 22 so that the front and back are aligned.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the depositing temporary storage unit 30 (storage unit) and a plurality (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) of loose bill storage units 32 (additional storage units) are connected to the transport unit 18. The banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and the individual banknote storage units 32. The deposit temporary storage unit 30 and each loose bill storage portion 32 are provided with stages 30a and 32a that are movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, respectively, and loose bills are placed on these stages 30a and 32a. They are integrated in a stacked state.

  Moreover, the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of the payment temporary storage part 30, and the loose banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the said money_payment temporary storage part 30 is one sheet by the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b. It is fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one. In addition, the banknotes paying and feeding unit 30b feeds individual banknotes from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 one by one. Here, in the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the rose banknotes identified by the identification unit 20 in the deposit process of the loose banknotes are temporarily held before being stored in the individual individual banknote storage units 32. . In addition, the temporary depositing section 30 is provided with a separator 30c that can divide the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary depositing section 30 into two banknote storage areas so as to be movable in the vertical direction in FIG. Details of the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 will be described later.

  Moreover, the banknote feeding | feeding-in part 32b is provided in the vicinity of the upper end part of each rose banknote storage part 32, and the rose banknote stored in each rose banknote storage part 32 is conveyed one sheet by the banknote feeding-in part 32b. It is extended to the part 18. In addition, individual banknotes are fed from the transport unit 18 to the individual banknote storage units 32 one by one by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 32b. Here, each rose bill storage part 32 is configured to store a rose bill of a specific denomination set in advance. In addition, instead of providing four rose banknote storage units 32 for storing rose banknotes of a predetermined denomination, a plurality of rose banknote storage units 32 are provided with at least one rose banknote storage unit 32. The denomination rose banknote may be stored in a mixed state. Moreover, the loose banknotes may not be fed out to the transport unit 18 from the loose banknote storage unit 32 in which multiple banknotes of different denominations are stored in a mixed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lower door 12 a is provided at the lower portion of the housing 12, and the operator can access the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by opening the lower door 12 a. It is like that. Details of the configuration of the lower door 12a will be described later. Moreover, the deposit temporary storage part 30 and each loose banknote storage part 32 are accommodated in the drawer unit 13 that can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 12 to the front side (that is, in the left direction in FIG. 2). Then, when the operator opens the lower door 12a and pulls the drawer unit 13 from the inside of the housing 12 to the near side, the operator removes each loose bill storage part 32 from the drawer unit 13 or attaches it to the drawer unit 13. You will be able to Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the lock | rock mechanism 50 (refer FIG. 7) for locking the drawer unit 13 to the inside of the housing | casing 12 is provided in the drawer unit 13. FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (two in the example shown in FIG. 2) organizing temporary storage units 40 are connected to the transport unit 18, and the organizing temporary storage units 40 are separated from the transport unit 18. When banknotes are sent, loose banknotes are stacked in a stacked state in these organized temporary storage units 40. Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banding part 42 which creates a banded banknote by winding a banding paper around the banknote bundle which consists of a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) of rose banknotes is each arrangement | positioning temporary storage part. It is provided next to 40.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, an arm mechanism 44 is provided in the vicinity of the banding part 42 inside the housing 12, and the arm mechanism 44 includes each organizing and temporary storage part 40, banding part 42, and banding described later. It can move between the banknote lifting sections 46. Such an arm mechanism 44 is configured to carry a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose banknotes accumulated in each organizing temporary storage section 40 to the banding section 42. Further, when the bundling process is performed in the bundling part 42, the arm mechanism 44 holding a banknote bundle made up of a predetermined number of loose bills moves to the bundling part 42, and the arm mechanism 44 is moved up and down in the bundling part 42. A band seal paper is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the banknote bundle in a state of being sandwiched by a pair of arm portions. In addition, after the banding process is performed in the banding part 42, the arm mechanism 44 moves from the banding part 42 to the banding banknote feeding part 46, and on the stage 46 a (described later) of the banding banknote feeding part 46. Can be handed over. By repeating such an operation, a plurality of banded banknotes can be accumulated on the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding unit 46.

  2 is provided with a stage 46a that is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2. The banded banknote created by the banding part 42 is transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a. Then, the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a. Then, after the banded banknote is delivered from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46a, the stage 46a moves upward in FIG. 2 to reach the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the shutter 48a When opened, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46 a to the outside of the housing 12. Further, when the stage 46a further rises, the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46a are transferred to the banded banknote transport unit 60 described later, or the banded banknotes are accumulated on the stage 46a from the banded banknote transport unit 60. Will be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (four in the example shown in FIG. 2) banded banknote storage units 70 are provided in the upper region inside the housing 12. The banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in a stacked state. Specifically, each banded banknote storage unit 70 stores a banded banknote of a predetermined denomination. In addition, instead of providing four banded banknote storage units 70 for storing the banded banknotes of a specific denomination set in advance, the denomination of at least one banded banknote storage unit 70 among the plurality of banded banknote storage units 70 is provided. May be stored in a mixed state.

  A stage 70a that can be moved in the vertical direction in FIG. 2 is provided inside each band-wrapped bill storage unit 70, and an opening provided in the upper end portion (ceiling portion) of the band-wrapped bill storage unit 70 (FIG. The banded banknotes sent to these banded banknote storage units 70 from (not shown) are stacked on the stage 70a in a stacked state. Moreover, when taking out a banded banknote from each banded banknote accommodating part 70, a banded banknote is taken out upward from the opening provided in the upper end part (ceiling part) of each banded banknote accommodating part 70 by raising the stage 70a. It becomes like this.

  In addition, above each of the banded bill storage units 70, a banded bill conveyance unit 60 that conveys the banded bills is provided. The banded banknote transport unit 60 has a circulation belt 60b in which a plurality of protrusions 60a are provided at equal intervals. The circulation belt 60b circulates in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Can be done. Then, when the band-bound banknote is transported by the band-bound banknote transport unit 60, the band-bound banknote is moved in either the left or right direction in FIG. 2 while being hooked by the protrusion 60a along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Become. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a discriminating unit 62 is provided between the upper end of the banded banknote feeding unit 46 and the banded banknote storage unit 70 in the banded banknote transporting path by the banded banknote transporting unit 60. The denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banknote conveyance unit 60 is determined by the determination unit 62.

  Here, when the banded banknotes created by the banding part 42 are stored in each banded banknote storage part 70, the banded banknotes are transferred from the arm mechanism 44 onto the stage 46 a of the banded banknote feeding part 46. The stage 46a rises and reaches a position in the vicinity of the banded banknote transport unit 60. Further, the circulation belt 60b circulates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the uppermost band-bound banknote on the stage 46a is hooked by the protrusion 60a and conveyed to the right in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. After being discriminated, it is stored in the corresponding banded bill storage unit 70 based on the discrimination result by the discrimination unit 62. On the other hand, when the banded banknotes stored in each banded banknote storage unit 70 are withdrawn to the outside of the housing 12 by the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, the circulating belt 60b circulates in the clockwise direction in FIG. Then, the uppermost banded banknote pushed upward from each banded banknote storage unit 70 is hooked by the protrusion 60a and is conveyed in the left direction in FIG. 2 along the lower surface of the circulation belt 60b. Further, the stage 46a is moved up to reach a position in the vicinity of the banded bill conveyance unit 60. And after the discriminating part 62 discriminates the denomination of the banded banknote conveyed by the banded banknote conveying unit 60, the banded banknote is accumulated on the stage 46a. When dispensing a plurality of band-bound banknotes, the stage 46a is lowered by a predetermined amount (specifically, the thickness dimension of the band-bound banknotes) in accordance with the feeding of the band-bound banknotes. When a predetermined number of banded banknotes are stacked on the stage 46a, the stage 46a reaches the same height level as the banded banknote dispensing unit 48, and the shutter 48a is opened. As a result, the operator can access the inside of the banded banknote dispensing unit 48 and take out the banded banknotes accumulated on the stage 46 a to the outside of the housing 12.

  Next, details of the configuration of the deposit temporary holding unit 30 and the lower door 12a in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As described above, the stage 30a is provided inside the deposit temporary holding unit 30 in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment. The stage 30a is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 2, and the rose banknotes sent from the transport unit 18 to the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b are stacked on the stage 30a in a stacked state. It is like that. At this time, the stage 30a is gradually moved downward in FIG. 2 every time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 into the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Further, when the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, the stage 30a moves upward in FIG. Among the plurality of loose banknotes stacked in a stacked state, the rose banknote located in the uppermost layer is brought into contact with a kicker roller 80b (described later) of the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b.

  Such a stage 30a can be moved in the vertical direction in FIGS. 2 and 3 by the drive unit 91 shown in FIG. The drive unit 91 includes a drive motor 91a and a circulation belt 91b hung on a pulley of the drive motor 91a. A stage 30a is attached to the circulation belt 91b. Further, the circulation belt 91b is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction within the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Further, the drive motor 91a can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, so that the circulation belt 91b can circulate in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. Yes. When the drive motor 91a rotates and the circulation belt 91b circulates, the stage 30a attached to the circulation belt 91b moves in the vertical direction in FIG.

  In addition, a detection plate 90a is attached to the stage 30a, and two detection sensors 92a and 92b such as a photo interrupter for detecting the detection plate 90a are provided in a lower region inside the temporary depositing reserve unit 30. ing. Here, when the stage 30a is located at the upper position, the detection plate 90a attached to the stage 30a is not detected by the detection sensors 92a and 92b. However, when the stage 30a is lowered, the detection plate 90a is first moved to the upper detection sensor 92a. Is detected. When the stage 30a is further lowered, the detection plate 90a is detected by the lower detection sensor 92b. Here, the lower detection sensor 92b functions as a lower limit sensor for detecting that the stage 30a has reached the lower limit position, and when the detection plate 90a is detected by the lower detection sensor 92b. The drive motor 91a of the drive unit 91 is stopped so that the stage 30a does not move further downward.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 etc., the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the deposit temporary holding part 30 includes a pair of left and right feed rollers 80a, a pair of left and right kicker rollers 80b, and each feed roller. And a gate roller 80c provided to face 80a. Here, when sending the bills from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b, the rose bills that have passed through the gate portions formed between the respective feed rollers 80a and the respective gate rollers 80c. Is sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 and accumulated on the stage 30a. When the banknotes temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding / feeding unit 30b, the banknotes are placed in the uppermost layer among the plurality of rose banknotes stacked on the stage 30a. The loose bills are kicked out by the kicker rollers 80b toward the feed rollers 80a, and the loose bills kicked out by the kicker rollers 80b are fed out to the transport unit 18 one by one by the feed rollers 80a. . At this time, loose bills fed out by the respective feed rollers 80a are separated one by one by passing through a gate portion formed between the respective feed rollers 80a and the respective gate rollers 80c.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the separator 30c (sorting member) is provided above the stage 30a in the deposit temporary storage part 30, and the inside of the deposit temporary storage part 30 is provided by this separator 30c. Can be divided into a plurality (two in the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) of banknote storage areas. Here, the separator 30c includes a sorting position (specifically, a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) that divides the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 into two bill storage areas, and the inside of the deposit temporary storage unit 30. Between the retreat position (specifically, the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2) as one bill storage area. More specifically, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position, the separator 30c is positioned below the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. On the other hand, when the separator 30c moves to the retracted position, the separator 30c is in a state where the upper separator portion 94 is in the retracted position and contracted in the front-rear direction as will be described later (front side of the bill feeding / feeding portion 30b). ) Will be located. Thereby, one banknote storage area comes to be formed between the stage 30a and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b (indicated by reference numeral 30p in FIG. 3). In the present embodiment, the separator 30c is not provided with a drive source for moving the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30, and the separator 30c is accompanied by the stage 30a and the temporary deposit unit. It moves in the up and down direction inside 30.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the separator 30 c is composed of two separator parts including an upper separator part 94 and a lower separator part 96. 6A is a diagram showing the state of the upper separator portion 94 and the lower separator portion 96 when the separator 30c is in the retracted position, and FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the separator 30c is in the sorting position. It is a figure which shows the state of the upper separator part 94 and the lower separator part 96 at the time. Here, when the separator 30c is in the retracted position as shown in FIG. 6A, the separator 30c is locked by a lock unit (not shown), and the separator 30c is moved downward in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 by its own weight from the retracted position. It is supposed not to fall into. On the other hand, when the separator 30c is unlocked by such a lock part, the separator 30c falls downward in the deposit temporary holding part 30 by its own weight, and the separator 30c is placed on the banknotes stacked on the stage 30a. 30c is placed. At this time, when banknotes are not stacked on the stage 30a, the separator 30c is placed directly on the stage 30a.

  In addition, a restriction member (not shown) for restricting the movement of the separator 30c (specifically, the lower separator portion 96) is provided at the center position in the vertical direction inside the temporary depositing portion 30. Thus, the lower separator portion 96 of the separator 30c, which is unlocked by the locking portion, cannot move below the restricting member.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the length of the upper separator portion 94 in the depth direction is about half the length of the lower separator portion 96 in the depth direction. Further, the upper separator portion 94 has a retracted position that is a half region on the near side in the depth direction of the lower separator portion 96 and an advanced position that is a half region on the far side in the depth direction of the lower separator portion 96. It is free to move between. More specifically, a pantograph mechanism (not shown) that can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 is provided between the upper separator portion 94 and the lower separator portion 96. Then, the upper separator portion 94 moves in the left-right direction in FIG. 3 with respect to the lower separator portion 96. Thus, when the separator 30c is located at the solid line position as shown in FIG. 2, the lower separator portion 96 is positioned at the retracted position as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to prevent the kicker rollers 80b of the bill feeding and feeding unit 30b from colliding with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 3, three detection sensors 95 a, 95 b, and 95 c such as a photo interrupter for detecting the position of the upper separator portion 94 are provided inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30. When the separator 30c is locked by the locking portion and the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the detection plate 94a attached to the upper separator portion 94 is detected by the detection sensor 95c. Become so. Accordingly, it is determined in the control unit 300 described later that the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as indicated by the solid line in FIG. On the other hand, when the separator 30c is unlocked by the lock portion and the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the detection plate 94a attached to the upper separator portion 94 is detected by the detection sensor 95a, 95b is detected. In this manner, the position of the separator 30c when the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 is detected.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of (specifically, two) banknotes are stored in the storage space for loose banknotes in the temporary deposit section 30 by using such a separator 30c and a lock section that locks the separator 30c in the retracted position. A sorting mechanism capable of sorting into storage areas is configured.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5, the lower door 12a provided in the housing | casing 12 is a double door which consists of the outer door part 12b and the inner door part 12c. It consists of parts. Here, the inner door portion 12 c can be locked to the outer door portion 12 b, and the inner door portion 12 c can also be locked to the housing 12. When the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b, the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are integrally opened and closed, and when the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c are opened. In all the banknote storage areas (that is, both the first banknote storage area below the separator 30c and the second banknote storage area above the separator 30c as described above) sorted by the separator 30c in the temporary deposit section 30. It becomes accessible. Thus, when the operator integrally opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c, the operator takes out the banknotes from each banknote storage area separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30, or each of these banknotes. It becomes possible to insert loose banknotes into the storage area.

  On the other hand, when the inner door portion 12c is locked to the housing 12, the inner door portion 12c cannot be moved, so that only the outer door portion 12b opens and closes. In this case, when the outer door portion 12b is opened, some banknote storage areas (specifically, the separator 30c and the banknotes among the plurality of banknote storage areas separated by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30). Only the second banknote storage area between the pay-in / feed-in part 30b is accessible. As a result, when the operator opens only the outer door portion 12b, the operator takes out the loose banknote from the second banknote storage area between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b, However, it is possible to take out a loose banknote from the first banknote storage area between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, or to insert a loose banknote into the first banknote storage area. become unable. Here, the height of the upper edge of the inner door portion 12c is a separator whose lower limit position is regulated by a regulating member (not shown) in order to prevent the loose banknotes from being taken out from the first banknote storage area. 30c (specifically, the lower separator portion 96) is set to the same height as the lower limit position or a position higher than that. Whether the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b or the housing 12 is determined by the banknote storage area to be accessed by the operator. As the lock mechanism, for example, an electric lock mechanism is used. According to such a structure of the lower door 12a, regardless of the banknote storage area to be accessed, the first banknote storage area and the second banknote can be operated by a common operation of opening the outer door portion 12b for the operator. Since both the storage areas can be accessed or only the second banknote storage area can be accessed, it is easy to handle and has excellent operability.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment, the banknote detection sensor 31 is in the entrance / exit to the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 (specifically, the vicinity of the banknote feeding / feeding-in part 30b). The banknote detection sensor 31 detects the loose banknotes immediately before being sent from the transport unit 18 to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 and the banknotes immediately after being fed out from the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the banknote feeding unit 30b. It is like that. Information on detection of loose banknotes by the banknote detection sensor 31 is sent to the control unit 300 described later.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the insertion part 14 and the supply part 16 in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the feeding section 16 has a feed roller 16a, two kicker rollers 16b provided in series, and a gate roller 16c provided to face the feed roller 16a. . Here, when the rose banknotes thrown into the insertion unit 14 are fed out to the transport unit 18 by the feeding unit 16, a plurality of loose banknotes placed in a stacked state on a placement plate 14 b (described later) of the insertion unit 14. Of these, the lowest bills are kicked by the kicker rollers 16b toward the feed roller 16a (that is, in the right direction in FIG. 10). Further, the loose bills kicked out by the kicker rollers 16b are fed out one by one to the transport unit 18 by the feed roller 16a. At this time, the loose bills fed out by the feed roller 16a are separated one by one by passing through a gate portion formed between the feed roller 16a and the gate roller 16c.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 10, the insertion part 14 has the mounting board 14b in which a several banknote is mounted in a lamination | stacking state, The stacking area 14a of a banknote is above this mounting board 14b. Is formed. When the operator inserts a bundle of banknotes into the stacking area 14a of the input unit 14, a plurality of banknotes are stacked on the mounting plate 14b. In addition, a pressing member 14c is provided above the placement plate 14b, and is placed on the placement plate 14b when the bills fed into the insertion portion 14 are fed out to the transport portion 18 by the feeding portion 16. The loose bill is pressed downward by the pressing member 14c. As a result, among the plurality of loose bills placed in a stacked state on the placement plate 14b, the lowermost loose bill can be reliably kicked out toward the feed roller 16a by each kicker roller 16b. . Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the insertion portion 14 is provided with a guide groove 14e formed from an elongated hole extending substantially in the vertical direction, and the guide groove 14e is formed at the base end portion of the pressing member 14c. The pin member 14d which moves along is provided. As the pin member 14d moves along the guide groove 14e, the pressing member 14c can move from the standby position as shown in FIG. 10 toward the mounting plate 14b (see FIG. 11). . The pressing member 14c is driven by a motor (not shown), and the motor is controlled so that the pressing member 14c can be stopped at a predetermined height position.

  As shown in FIG. 10, two sets of access detection sensors 14f and 14g are provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the insertion portion 14 so as to be arranged in the vertical direction. Here, each of the access detection sensors 14f and 14g is composed of a photo interrupter having a light emitting element and a light receiving element. When the bundle of loose banknotes held by the operator is detected by the access detection sensors 14f and 14g, the operator's access to the input unit 14 is detected.

  In addition, the input unit 14 is provided with a metal detection sensor (not shown) that detects the metal present in the accumulation region 14a. By providing such a metal detection sensor, such a metal is detected when a metal such as a clip is sandwiched between a plurality of loose bills placed in a stacked state on the placement plate 14b. Will be able to.

  Further, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 300 that controls each component of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 300 includes a loading unit 14, a feeding unit 16, a transport unit 18, an identification unit 20, a front / back reversing unit 22, and a temporary depositing / holding unit 30. (Specifically, a drive unit 91 for driving the stage 30a provided in the temporary depositing reserve unit 30, a bill feeding and feeding unit 30b, a lock unit for locking the separator 30c in the retracted position, etc.), the bill detection sensor 31, each A loose bill storage unit 32 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) or a bill feeding / feeding portion 32b of a stage 32a provided in each loose bill storage unit 32), a band sealing unit 42, an arm mechanism 44, and a band bank note lifting Feeding unit 46, banded banknote transport unit 60, determination unit 62, each banded banknote storage unit 70 (specifically, a drive mechanism (not shown) of a stage 70a provided in each banded banknote storage unit 70), a drawer unit Set to 13 Locking mechanism 50 is, the shutter 24a, shutter driving unit 24b for opening and closing the 48a, 48b, etc. are connected. The control unit 300 includes a signal related to the identification result of the loose banknotes by the identification unit 20, a signal related to the detection result of the bulky banknotes by the banknote detection sensor 31, and information related to the determination result of the denomination of the banded banknote by the determination unit 62. The control unit 300 controls the operation of these constituent members by sending command signals to the constituent members of the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 300 is configured to control each component member of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, and the control unit 300 controls each component member of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110. The operation of these components is controlled by sending a command signal. In addition, an operation display unit 302, a printing unit 304, a storage unit 306, and a communication interface unit 308 are connected to the control unit 300, respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the operation display unit 302 includes, for example, a touch panel provided on the upper portion of the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, and the processing status of bills and coins in the bill depositing / dispensing device 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing device 110, Information such as the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 10 and the coin deposit / withdrawal apparatus 110 is displayed. The operator can input various commands to the control unit 300 through the operation display unit 302. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the printing part 304 is accommodated in the banknote and coin processing state in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110, and the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110. It consists of a printer that prints information such as banknotes and coins on a receipt. Moreover, the memory | storage part 306 is the processing history of the banknote and the coin in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110, the amount of money of the banknote and coin accommodated in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 and the coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus 110, etc. Information is memorized. In addition, the control unit 300 can transmit and receive various signals to and from an external device 310 such as a host terminal via the communication interface unit 308.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 300 is connected with a storable amount acquisition unit 380 that acquires information related to a storable amount that is the amount of loose bills that can be stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30. . Here, when the banknote storage area in the deposit temporary storage section 30 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 30 c, the banknote is stored in the housing 12 by the input section 14 and temporarily stored by the transport section 18. The rose banknotes sent to the section 30 are placed on the separator 30c, but the storable amount acquisition means 380 is a second banknote storage formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b. Information related to the amount of loose banknotes that can be stored in the area is acquired as information related to the amount that can be stored. Details of the function of the storable amount acquisition means 380 will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 having such a configuration (specifically, depositing a loose banknote) will be described.

  When the operator inputs the operator ID through the operation display unit 302 when performing the banknote depositing process in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the operation display unit 302. It becomes like this. Then, after the operator presses the “deposit” button or the “on deposit” button on the menu screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. When one or a plurality of loose banknotes are thrown into the throwing section 14 in a stacked state, the loose banknotes thrown into the throwing section 14 are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding section 16, and the fed loose banknotes are fed out. Is conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Here, when the loose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16, the pressing member 14c moves downward from the standby position as shown in FIG. A plurality of loose banknotes placed in a stacked state on the plate 14b are pressed downward from above by the pressing member 14c. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned.

  Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. At this time, each time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 into the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the stage 30a is gradually moved downward in FIG. Further, the separator 30c of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is locked by a lock unit (not shown) so as to be positioned at a retracted position as indicated by a solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the rose banknote identified by the identification unit 20 as not being a normal banknote or the rose banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 20 is sent to the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 as a reject banknote. Further, when the unillustrated detection sensor detects that a loose banknote is present in the loose banknote dispensing unit 24, the shutter 24a provided in the loose banknote dispensing unit 24 is opened. As a result, the operator can take out the reject banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24 and re-insert it into the insertion unit 14.

  Then, when all the rose banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 14 are drawn out into the housing 12 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30 or the like, when there are no loose banknotes in the input unit 14, the operation display unit 302 is displayed. Displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. After that, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement of the deposited loose banknote is issued, and the loose banknote temporarily held in the temporary deposit storage unit 30 is stored. The bill is fed to the transport unit 18 by the bill feeding / feeding unit 30b. And the denomination etc. are identified by the identification part 20 being sent out to the rose banknote fed out from the payment temporary storage part 30 to the conveyance part 18, Then, each denomination storage part 32 is carried out by the conveyance part 18 for every denomination. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And if all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the deposit process of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 will be completed.

  On the other hand, when a screen for requesting the operator to confirm the deposit is displayed on the operation display unit 302, if the operator inputs a return command instead of a deposit confirmation command, the deposit temporary holding unit 30 temporarily The banknotes that are suspended are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b, and the fed banknotes are sent to the bulky bill dispensing unit 24 by the transport unit 18. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the payment temporary storage part 30 are sent to the rose banknote throwing-out part 24, the shutter 24a provided in this rose banknote throwing-out part 24 will come to open. Thereby, the operator can take out the returned rose banknote from the rose banknote dispensing unit 24. After the operator inputs a return instruction using the operation display unit 302, the bills are transferred from the temporary depositing unit 30 to the outside of the housing 12 by opening the lower door 12 a provided on the front surface of the temporary depositing unit 30. It may be taken out directly. Specifically, when a return instruction is input by the operation display unit 302, the inner door portion 12c is locked to the outer door portion 12b in the lower door 12a, and the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion. 12c comes to open and close integrally. As a result, when the operator opens the outer door portion 12b and the inner door portion 12c in the lower door 12a, the operator can access the area on the stage 30a, and the rose banknotes accumulated on the stage 30a of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 can be accessed. It can be taken out of the housing 12.

  In addition, during the normal deposit processing (hereinafter, also referred to as normal deposit processing) of the banknotes in the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 1, a deposit confirmation command is input and the deposit temporary holding unit 30 A menu screen such as that shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the operation display unit 302 when the banknotes are distributed to the individual banknote storage units 32. Specifically, in the menu screen displayed on the operation display unit 302 when the rose banknotes are distributed from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the individual rose banknote storage units 32 during the normal deposit process of the rose banknotes, FIG. 13 The “deposit” button and the “on-deposit” button on the menu screen shown in FIG. 9 are switched to an “interrupt deposit” button and an “interrupt-on deposit”, respectively. Then, in the normal deposit process of loose bills, while the loose bills are being distributed from the temporary deposit storage unit 30 to each loose bill storage unit 32, the operator displays “interrupt” on the menu screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. When a command for a new deposit process is given to the control unit 300 by pressing the “deposit” button or the “interrupt on deposit” button, the ordinary deposit process for the loose banknotes is interrupted and the interrupt for the loose banknotes described later is performed. Deposit processing is performed. Moreover, when the interruption deposit process is completed, the interrupted normal banknote deposit process is resumed. Specifically, while a certain operator is depositing a large amount of rose banknotes (for example, 2000 rose banknotes), another operator tries to deposit a rose banknote related to another transaction. In this case, the deposit process of the first rose banknote is interrupted, and another operator starts the interrupt deposit process for the rose banknote related to another transaction. The process of depositing loose bills is resumed. This eliminates the need for the operator to wait until the first operator completes the process of depositing a large number of loose banknotes when another operator performs the process of interrupting deposit of loose banknotes related to another transaction. Convenience can be improved.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, when an interruption payment process is performed, the banknote holding | maintenance area | region in the payment temporary storage part 30 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 30c, and an interruption payment process In FIG. 7, the banknotes that are inserted into the housing 12 by the insertion unit 14 and sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 30 by the transport unit 18 are placed on the separator 30c. As a result, the rose banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 30 when the normal deposit process is performed and the rose temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 30 when the interrupt deposit process is performed. Since the banknotes can be separated by the separator 30c, workability can be improved because the normal deposit process performed until the interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted. An operation when such an interruption deposit process is performed will be described.

  Fig.8 (a) is a figure which shows the conveyance path | route of the rose banknote when the normal money_receiving | payment process of the rose banknote is performed. As described above, when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 performs the depositing process of loose banknotes, the individual banknotes thrown into the insertion unit 14 are fed one by one into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16 and are fed out. The loose bills are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. Further, every time a predetermined number of loose banknotes are sent from the transport unit 18 to the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the stage 30a moves downward little by little. Here, the loose banknotes stacked on the stage 30a are indicated by the reference symbol P in FIGS. In addition, when the ordinary banknote deposit process is performed, the separator 30c of the deposit temporary storage unit 30 is locked by a lock unit (not shown) so as to be positioned at a retracted position above the banknote feeding and feeding unit 30b (FIG. 9). (See (a)).

  In addition, in the menu screen of the operation display unit 302 as shown in FIG. 14, when the rose banknotes are distributed from the deposit temporary holding unit 30 to the individual rose banknote storage units 32 while the normal banknote deposit process is being performed. When the “interrupt payment” button or the “interrupt on deposit” button is pressed by the operator, an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300. Here, when an instruction for an interruption deposit process is given to the control unit 300, the lock is performed on the condition that the banknote detection sensor 31 detects that there is no loose banknote in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the deposit temporary storage unit 30. As shown in FIGS. 8B and 9B, the separator 30c is unlocked by the portion, so that the separator 30c moves to a sorting position that divides the inside of the deposit temporary holding portion 30 into two banknote storage areas. become. As described above, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position, the separator 30c is positioned below the bill feeding / feeding portion 30b. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 30a and the separator 30c, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding portion 30b. As shown in FIG. 9B, the rose banknotes already held in the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the above-described normal deposit processing of the rose banknotes is performed are stored in the first banknote between the stage 30a and the separator 30c. It will be stored in the area.

  Further, when the separator 30c moves to the sorting position and the reserved area of the loose banknotes in the temporary depositing and holding unit 30 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 30c, the separator 30c is formed between the separator 30c and the banknote feeding and feeding part 30b. Information relating to the amount of loose banknotes that can be stored in the second banknote storage area (hereinafter also referred to as “storage capacity”) is acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 380. Note that the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 is determined by the partitioning position of the separator 30c. For this reason, when the sorting position of the separator 30c is set in advance, the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 is also a predetermined value (for example, 150 sheets) set in advance. When the separator 30c is located at the retracted position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 2, the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 is not classified by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage unit 30. It becomes the quantity (for example, 2000 sheets) of rose banknotes that can be held in the hold area for loose banknotes.

  Moreover, when the instruction | indication of an interruption deposit process is given to the control part 300, the information (specifically, the stage 30a and the separator 30c) of the banknote already hold | maintained in the deposit temporary storage part 30 which concerns on a normal deposit process. Information on the number of denominations of the banknotes stored in the first banknote storage area and information on the total amount) and operation date information are associated with the ID information of the operator and stored in the storage unit 306. .

  Further, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300, the operation display unit 302 is urged to insert the loose banknote related to the interrupt payment process as shown in FIG. The screen will be displayed. And when the banknote which concerns on an interruption deposit process is thrown into the insertion part 14 by the operator, as shown in FIG.8 (c), the rose banknote newly thrown into the insertion part 14 will be taken out one sheet at a time. 16 is fed into the inside of the housing 12, and the fed bills are conveyed to the identification unit 20 by the conveyance unit 18. Then, after identifying the denomination, authenticity, front / back, right / wrong, new / old, transport state, etc. of the rose banknote by the identification unit 20, the front / back reversing unit 22 inverts the front / back so that they are aligned. Thereafter, the loose banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 20 are sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 by the transport unit 18 and are held by the temporary depositing unit 30. Here, the loose banknote relating to the interrupt deposit process is placed on the separator 30c. In other words, the rose bills sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 30 when the interrupted deposit processing of the rose bills is performed are stored in the second bill storage area. In FIG.8 (c) and FIG.9 (c), the rose banknote sent to the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 30 when the interruption payment process of a rose banknote is performed is shown with reference mark P '.

  In the present embodiment, all the loose banknotes related to the interrupt deposit process are fed out from the input section 14 into the housing 12 and sent to the temporary deposit section 30 or the like so that no separate banknotes exist in the input section 14. Then, the operation display unit 302 displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. Then, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit 302, a statement relating to the interrupted billing process for loose banknotes is issued and temporarily held in the deposit temporary storage unit 30. The loose banknotes placed on the separator 30c among the loose banknotes are fed to the transport unit 18 by the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b. Then, the rose banknotes fed out from the deposit temporary storage unit 30 to the transport unit 18 are sent to the identification unit 20 to identify their denominations, and then the transport unit 18 assigns each denomination to each rose banknote storage unit 32 for each denomination. And stored in these loose bill storage units 32 for each denomination. And when all the rose banknotes hold | maintained at the 2nd banknote storage area of the payment temporary storage part 30 are allotted to each rose banknote storage part 32, a series of operation | movement of the interruption banknote payment processing of the rose banknote in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 is carried out. Is completed (see FIG. 8D). Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 8E and 9D, the separator 30c returns to the retracted position. Specifically, when the stage 30a is raised by the drive unit 91 and the separator 30c on the loose banknote placed on the stage 30a moves to the retreat position, the separator 30c is moved to the retreat position by the lock unit. It becomes locked.

  Thereafter, the control unit 300 resumes the sorting operation of the loose banknotes from the temporary payment depositing unit 30 to each loose banknote storage unit 32 in the normal deposit process of the loose banknotes. Specifically, when the interrupted deposit process for loose banknotes is completed, a message that prompts the operator to resume the normal deposit process for loose banknotes is displayed on the operation display unit 302. Then, when the operator presses the “Confirm” button on the screen of the operation display unit 302, the sorting operation of the loose banknotes from the temporary payment depositing unit 30 to each loose banknote storage unit 32 in the normal banknote deposit process is resumed. Become so. At this time, the operation display unit 302 may be requested to input the operator ID again, and the above processing may be executed on condition that the operation ID is the same as the first stored operator ID.

  It should be noted that when the separator 30c is moved from the retracted position to the sorting position when performing the interrupt payment process, the sorting mechanism such as the separator 30c or the lock unit is operated only when the banknote detection sensor 31 does not detect a loose banknote. It has become. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the separator 30c from being moved from the retracted position to the sorting position when an abnormality such as clogging of loose banknotes occurs in the deposit temporary storage section 30, for example, in the banknote feeding and feeding section 30b.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 300, the acceptance amount of loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 is limited to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380. Thus, the pressing member 14c moves downward from the standby position shown in FIG. 10 in the insertion portion 14, stops at an intermediate position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 11, and is maintained at this intermediate position. In this manner, when the holding member 14c moves so as to approach the placement plate 14b in the loading unit 14, the amount of loose bills received in the loading unit 14 can be reduced. In FIG. 11, a bundle of loose banknotes to be inserted into the insertion unit 14 in which the acceptance amount of loose banknotes is limited by the pressing member 14 c is indicated by a reference symbol P.

  In the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, when the pressing member 14c is maintained at the standby position as shown in FIG. 10, for example, 500 loose banknotes are stacked in the stacking region 14a of the loading unit 14. Be able to. On the other hand, when the bankable banknote interruption process is performed, if the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit 380 is, for example, 150 sheets, the pressing member 14c is inserted into the insertion unit 14 as shown in FIG. By moving downward from the position shown in FIG. 11 and stopping at a midway position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 11, the acceptance amount of loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 can be limited to 150 sheets or less.

  More specifically, when the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 is 150 sheets, for example, when the pressing member 14c is maintained at the standby position as shown in FIG. There is a possibility that the operator may insert more than 150 loose banknotes into the insertion unit 14 in the interruption deposit process. However, when more than 150 individual banknotes are inserted into the insertion unit 14, the individual banknotes related to the interrupt payment process inserted into the insertion unit 14 are fed into the housing 12 and identified by the identification unit 20. When the banknotes are sent to the temporary depositing unit 30 after the payment, 150 bulky banknotes are sent onto the separator 30c of the temporary depositing unit 30, it becomes impossible for the temporary depositing unit 30 to hold any more banknotes. This interrupts the payment process. In this case, the interrupted deposit process is canceled and the loose bills held on the separator 30c of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 are returned, or the loose bills held on the separator 30c of the temporary deposit storage unit 30 are returned. There is a problem that work such as sorting to each loose banknote storage unit 32 is required and workability is deteriorated.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as described above, the insertion unit 14 holds the amount of loose bills received in the insertion unit 14 so as to limit the received amount to less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit 380. By moving the member 14c downward from the standby position shown in FIG. 10, the banknote storage area is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 30c in the deposit temporary storage section 30 and stored in the deposit temporary storage section 30. Even when the amount of possible rose banknotes changes, all the rose banknotes accepted by the input unit 14 can be sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 30, and the interrupted banknote banking process is interrupted in the middle. Can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, when the banknote depositing / dispensing device 10 performs a normal banknote depositing process, if there is no loose banknote on the placing plate 14b in the loading unit 14, the additional banknote is added to the loading unit 14. Although it is possible to perform the insertion, when the loose bills disappear on the placement plate 14b in the throwing unit 14 when the interrupted billing process of the loose bills is performed, The bills on the placement plate 14b are not fed out into the housing 12 by the feeding unit 16 even if is additionally inserted. When an interrupted deposit process for loose banknotes is performed, if the rose banknotes additionally inserted into the input unit 14 are fed into the housing 12 and sent to the temporary depositing unit 30, the temporary depositing unit 30 places the separator 30c on the separator 30c. This is because the banknote cannot be held any more and the interrupt payment process may be interrupted.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the pressing member 14c moves downward on the inner surface of the housing 12 when viewed from the front side, and the intermediate position is reached. A first display label 15a is provided for displaying a message or the like indicating that an interruption / payment process is to be performed when stopped at. Further, the first display label 15a also displays that the received amount of loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 is limited to a storage capacity (for example, 150 sheets) or less acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 380. It has become. In addition, in the 1st display label 15a, the display that the acceptance | permission quantity of the loose banknote in the insertion part 14 is restrict | limited to the storage possible quantity acquired by the storage possible quantity acquisition means 380 may be abbreviate | omitted. . A second display label 15b is provided on the upper surface of the pressing member 14c to display a message or the like for prompting the operator not to place an object on the pressing member 14c. Then, when the pressing member 14c moves downward from the standby position shown in FIG. 10 in the insertion portion 14 and stops at an intermediate position as shown by a solid line in FIG. The first display label 15a and the second display label 15b can be seen when the loose banknotes are inserted. This makes it possible for the operator to notice that an interruption deposit process may be performed, and to prevent the operator from erroneously placing an object on the pressing member 14c.

  In the present embodiment, when the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 displays the menu screen related to the interrupt deposit process as shown in FIG. The display unit 302 displays a message indicating that the amount of banknotes received is limited to a storage capacity (specifically, for example, 150 sheets) acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 380 in the interrupt payment process. become. In addition, even when a deposit screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the operation display unit 302, the operation display unit 302 stores the deposit banknote acquired by the stackable amount acquisition unit 380 in the interrupt deposit process. A message indicating that the amount is limited to the possible amount or less is displayed. As described above, when the interrupted deposit process of the banknote is performed, a message indicating that the deposited banknote is limited to the storage capacity or less acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 380 is displayed on the operation display unit 302. As a result, it is possible to more reliably prevent the operator from erroneously inserting more banknotes than can be stored in the insertion unit 14. Further, when the deposit screen related to the interrupt deposit process as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the operation display unit 302, the position of the pressing member 14c of the loading unit 14 moved downward toward the mounting plate 14b. A screen to that effect may be displayed.

  According to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, a storage unit that stores loose banknotes sent from the transport unit 18 (more specifically, the amount of loose banknotes that can be stored is variable). The temporary storage section 30 is provided as a storage section), and information on the storage capacity that is the amount of loose bills that can be stored in the temporary storage section 30 is acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 380. It has come to be. Further, a pressing member 14 c is provided as an acceptance amount regulating means for restricting the acceptance amount of loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 to be equal to or less than the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380. Thus, the receipt temporary holding part is provided by the acceptance amount regulating means for limiting the acceptance amount of the loose bills in the insertion part 14 to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380. Even when the amount of loose bills that can be stored at 30 changes, all the loose bills received by the loading unit 14 can be sent to the temporary depositing unit 30, so that the interrupted billing process for the loose bills is interrupted. Can be prevented.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the separator 30c and the said separator 30c are used as the sorting mechanism which can classify the storage space of the rose banknote in the deposit | payment temporary storage part 30 into several banknote storage area. A lock portion is provided for locking the at a retracted position. Then, the accommodable amount acquisition means 380 stores the paper money based on the size of the banknote storage area in the temporary deposit section 30 where the banknotes can be sent from the transport section 18 and is sorted by the sorting mechanism such as the separator 30c. Information related to the possible amount is acquired.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the accommodation possible amount acquisition means 380 of the rose banknote which can be accommodated in the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 30 is performed when an interruption payment process is performed. Information relating to the storable amount, which is a quantity, is received, and the acceptance amount regulating means such as the pressing member 14c is configured to obtain the storable amount obtaining means for accepting the received amount of loose bills in the insertion unit 14 when the interrupt payment process is performed. The amount is limited to be less than the accommodable amount acquired by 380.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, an acceptance | permission amount control means is provided in the insertion part 14, and can move in order to hold | suppress the rose banknote received by the said insertion part 14. The holding member 14c is provided, and the amount of loose banknotes received by the insertion unit 14 is limited by changing the position of the holding member 14c. Further, in this case, when the position of the pressing member 14c is moved to a predetermined halfway position (specifically, a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 11), an operation is performed to limit the amount of loose bills received in the insertion unit 14. A first display label 15a is provided as a guide unit for guiding a person.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of this Embodiment, the operation display part 302 is provided as an alerting | reporting means which alert | reports the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 as mentioned above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, on the menu screen or the deposit screen displayed on the operation display unit 302 when the interrupt deposit process is performed, the amount of depositable bills that can be stored in the interrupt deposit process. A message indicating that the amount is limited to the storage capacity (specifically, for example, 150) acquired by the acquisition unit 380 is displayed. As described above, when the interrupted deposit process of the banknote is performed, a message indicating that the deposited banknote is limited to the storage capacity or less acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 380 is displayed on the operation display unit 302. As a result, it is possible to more reliably prevent the operator from erroneously inserting more banknotes than can be stored in the insertion unit 14. Note that the notifying means for notifying the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquiring means 380 is not limited to the operation display unit 302. As another type of notification means, a sound unit such as a speaker for notifying the operator of the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit 380 may be used.

  In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment and the processing method of the rose banknote by such a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added. .

  For example, the bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 according to the present invention is not limited to the one that constitutes the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 by being combined with the coin depositing / dispensing apparatus 110. As the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 may be used alone. In this case, the control unit 300 and the storable amount acquisition unit 380 may be provided inside the housing 12 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10.

  Moreover, the banknote processing system which concerns on this invention may be comprised by combining the external apparatuses 310, such as the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 1 mentioned above, and a high-order terminal. In this case, the external device 310 such as a host terminal functions as a management device that manages the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 10. In the above description, the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 is provided with the storable amount acquisition means 380 that acquires information related to the storable amount, which is the amount of loose bills that can be stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30. As described above, in the money handling system according to the present invention, the external device 310 serving as the management device stores information related to the storable amount that is the amount of loose bills that can be stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 30 of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 10. An accommodable amount acquisition means for acquisition may be provided.

  In addition, a predetermined terminal (for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like) is assigned in advance to a predetermined operator, and the storage capacity acquisition unit 380 performs the interrupted bill processing of the loose banknote. The acquired storable amount may be displayed on a terminal possessed by the operator.

  In the above description, the separator 30c is not provided with a driving source for moving the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary holding unit 30, and the separator 30c is accompanied by the stage 30a and the temporary deposit holding unit 30. Although the aspect which moves to the up-down direction inside was described, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. As another example, a drive source that moves the separator 30c in the vertical direction inside the deposit temporary storage unit 30 may be provided. Moreover, instead of the separator 30c entering from the upper part into the storage space for the loose bills in the temporary deposit storage unit 30, the separator 30c may enter the storage space for the separate bills from the side.

  Moreover, in said description, when the holding | pasting member 14c moves below from the standby position as shown in FIG. Although the case where the stopping position is one place has been described, the stopping position of the pressing member 14c may be two or more. For example, when the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 performs an interrupted depositing process for loose banknotes, there are two or more sorting positions when the separator 30c moves downward from the retracted position in the deposit temporary holding unit 30. In addition, the number of storable amounts acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 is also two or more. For this reason, based on the size of the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380, the intermediate position that stops when the pressing member 14c moves downward from the position shown in FIG. 10 is a plurality of intermediate positions. You may come to be chosen from.

  Moreover, when the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 performs the process of depositing loose banknotes, the depositing temporary storage unit 30 after the bulky banknotes inserted into the housing 12 from the input unit 14 are identified by the identification unit 20. Are not temporarily held, but after the rose banknotes inserted into the housing 12 from the input unit 14 are identified by the identification unit 20, they are sent directly to the individual banknote storage units 32 for each denomination. It may be stored in the loose bill storage unit 32. In this case, when the storage area of the loose banknotes is divided by the separator or the like in each loose banknote storage section 32, the amount of loose banknotes that can be stored in the loose banknote storage section 32 is variable. The information relating to the storable amount that is the amount of loose banknotes that can be stored in 32 may be acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380. In addition, the amount of loose banknotes received by the insertion unit 14 may be limited to a storage amount less than or equal to the storage amount acquired by the storage amount acquisition unit 380 by the reception amount regulation unit such as the pressing member 14c. As described above, instead of the deposit temporary storage unit 30, the loose banknote storage unit 32 may be used as a storage unit in which the amount of the banknotes that can be stored is variable.

  Further, in the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10, the acceptance amount regulating means for restricting the acceptance amount of loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 to be equal to or less than the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380 is limited to the pressing member 14c. Never happen. For example, in the insertion part 14, the member for exclusive use for restrict | limiting the acceptance amount of the rose banknote in the insertion part 14 other than the pressing member 14c may be provided. In addition, a plurality of display units such as LEDs are arranged on the inner side surface of the input unit 14 along the vertical direction, and roses input to the input unit 14 by switching on / off or lighting color of these display units. You may make it alert | report an acceptance amount of a banknote to an operator. In addition, a shutter for opening and closing the entrance of the input unit 14 may be installed, and the opening amount of the entrance of the input unit 14 may be changed by changing the stop position of the shutter. For example, when the shutter is fully open and the insertion unit 14 has a size that allows insertion of about 100 loose banknotes, if the shutter is stopped at a position that is closed about half, the loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 Can be limited to about 50 sheets. In this way, by changing the opening amount of the inlet of the insertion unit 14 by changing the stop position of the shutter, the received amount of loose banknotes in the insertion unit 14 is less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 380. Will be able to limit.

  Moreover, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10, a sensor is provided on the upper surface of the pressing member 14c, and when a loose banknote is placed on the pressing member 14c, the loose banknote on the pressing member 14c is detected by this sensor. It may be. In this case, when a loose banknote on the holding member 14c is detected by the sensor, for example, a warning sound is emitted, so that the operator is informed that the loose banknote has been erroneously placed on the holding member 14c. Be notified.

  Moreover, the banknote processing apparatus 410 as shown in FIG. 16 may be used as a banknote processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 16 is a side view showing an internal configuration when the banknote handling apparatus 410 according to the modification is viewed from the side. In the following description, all “banknotes” refer to loose banknotes. Also, the left side surface of the housing 412 (described later) in FIG. 16 is the front side of the banknote handling apparatus 410 (that is, the front side when the banknote handling apparatus 410 is viewed from the front side), and the right side in FIG. The direction is the depth direction of the housing 412. A banknote handling apparatus 410 as shown in FIG. 16 is mainly used as a cashier.

  First, the overall configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 410 according to the modification will be described. As shown in FIG. 16, the banknote handling apparatus 410 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 412, and a front portion of the housing 412 is used to insert banknotes from the outside of the housing 412 into the inside. 414 is provided. The insertion unit 414 also functions as a dispensing unit for dispensing banknotes from the inside of the housing 412 to the outside. In other words, the insertion unit 414 is configured such that an operator can insert a banknote into the insertion unit 414 and take out a banknote from the insertion unit 414. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the insertion portion 414 is inclined obliquely with respect to the vertical direction, and bills are inserted into the insertion portion 414 obliquely in a stacked state. Yes. Moreover, the insertion part 414 has the mounting plate 414a which can move in the arrow direction in FIG. It has become so. And when the banknote thrown into the insertion part 414 is drawn into the inside of the housing | casing 412 by the banknote feeding mechanism 415 mentioned later, the mounting board 414a moves to the upper right direction in FIG. In FIG. 16, a bill inserted into the insertion unit 414 is indicated by a reference symbol P.

  The insertion unit 414 is provided with a bill feeding mechanism 415, and the bills accumulated in the insertion unit 414 are fed out one by one into the housing 412 by the bill feeding mechanism 415. Further, when performing the banknote withdrawal process, banknotes are sent one by one from the transport unit 416 (described later) provided inside the housing 412 to the input unit 414. Here, the bill feeding mechanism 415 includes a feed roller 415a, a kicker roller 415b, and a gate roller 415c provided to face the feed roller 415a. When the banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 414 are fed out into the housing 412 by the banknote feeding mechanism 415, the uppermost banknote among the plurality of banknotes placed in a stacked state on the placement plate 414a of the insertion unit 414 Is kicked by the kicker roller 415b toward the feed roller 415a (that is, in the right direction in FIG. 16). At this time, the loading plate 414a moves in the upper right direction in FIG. 16 so that the uppermost banknote among the plurality of banknotes stacked on the mounting plate 414a is always placed on the kicker roller 415b. Come into contact. Further, the banknotes kicked out by the kicker roller 415b are fed out one by one to a later-described transport unit 416 by the feed roller 415a. At this time, the bills fed out by the feed roller 415a are separated one by one by passing through a gate portion formed between the feed roller 415a and the gate roller 415c.

  In addition, the closing portion 414 is provided with a shutter mechanism (not shown), and the closing portion 414 is opened and closed by this shutter mechanism. More specifically, when the operator inserts banknotes into or out of the insertion unit 414, the shutter mechanism is opened so that the insertion unit 414 is exposed to the outside of the housing 412. It has become. On the other hand, when the banknotes accumulated in the insertion unit 414 are fed out one by one into the housing 412 by the banknote feeding mechanism 415 or when banknotes are sent from the transport unit 416 (described later) to the insertion unit 414 one by one. The shutter mechanism closes the input portion 414.

  As shown in FIG. 16, inside the housing 412 is provided a transport unit 416 for transporting banknotes one by one. A feeding unit 414 is connected to the transport unit 416, and bills accumulated in the feeding unit 414 and fed out into the housing 412 by the bill feeding mechanism 415 are transported by the transport unit 416. . In addition, a branch member 426 is provided at each branch point in the transport unit 416. By controlling each branch member 426 by a control unit 450 to be described later, a bill conveyance path is determined.

  In addition, an identification unit 418 is installed in the transport unit 416. The identification unit 418 identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like of the banknote conveyed by the conveyance unit 416. More specifically, the identification unit 418 identifies, for example, the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like of banknotes fed from the insertion unit 414 into the housing 412. Moreover, the identification part 418 can also identify the conveyance state of a banknote.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a deposit reject unit 420 is provided on the front surface of the housing 412. This deposit reject unit 420 is connected to the transport unit 416. Of the banknotes fed into the housing 412 by the banknote feeding mechanism 415, banknotes other than banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 418 are rejected by the transport unit 416 as a deposit reject unit 420. To be sent to. More specifically, a banknote identified as a fake note by the identification unit 418, a banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 418, or a banknote in which a conveyance abnormality such as skew feeding or double feeding was detected The bill is sent to the deposit reject unit 420 by the transport unit 416 as a reject banknote.

  Further, a withdrawal reject unit 422 is provided inside the housing 412, and the withdrawal rejection unit 422 is connected to the transport unit 416. And when banknote withdrawal processing is performed, banknotes other than banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 418 among the banknotes fed from the storage unit 430 (described later) to the transport unit 416 (specifically, For example, a banknote in which a conveyance abnormality such as skew feeding or double feeding is detected) is sent to the withdrawal rejection unit 422 by the conveyance unit 416.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a plurality of storage portions 430 are stored in the lower portion of the housing 412. Each storage unit 430 is connected to the transport unit 416, and stores banknotes sent from the transport unit 416 in a stacked state, and feeds the stored banknotes one by one to the transport unit 416. The plurality of storage units 430 includes a deposit temporary storage unit 432, denomination storage units 434 a to 434 c, and a denomination mixed storage unit 436.

  Among the plurality of storage units 430, the deposit temporary storage unit 432 is inserted into the housing 412 from the outside by the input unit 414 and temporarily holds the banknote identified by the identification unit 418 as being a normal banknote. It is like that. And the banknote temporarily hold | maintained by the money_receiving | payment temporary storage part 432, when confirmation of the money_receiving | payment process of a banknote is made by the operation display part (not shown) by the operator, each money classification storage part 434a-434c, It is sent to the denomination mixing and storing unit 436.

  Each of the denomination storage units 434a to 434c stores a banknote of a specific denomination set in advance. More specifically, the denominations of the corresponding banknotes are preset in the respective denomination storage units 434a to 434c, and the denominations of only the set denominations are stored in the respective denomination storage units 434a to 434c. Each is designed to be stored.

  On the other hand, the denomination mixing and storing unit 436 mixes and stores a plurality of denominations of banknotes. More specifically, the denomination mixing storage unit 436 stores banknotes of denominations different from the denominations set in the denomination storage units 434a to 434c. When the denomination storage units 434a to 434c are full, banknotes of denominations corresponding to the denomination storage units 434a to 434c are sent from the transport unit 416 to the denomination mixing storage unit 436. It is stored in the seed mixture storage section 436.

  Each storage unit 430 is provided with a bill feeding mechanism 430a, and banknotes stored in a stacked state in each storage unit 430 can be fed out to the transport unit 416 one by one by the bill feeding mechanism 430a. Yes.

  In addition, the deposit temporary storage unit 432 is provided with a separator 432a that can divide the banknote storage space in the deposit temporary storage unit 432 into two banknote storage areas so as to be movable in the vertical direction in FIG. The separator 432a has a dividing position (specifically, a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 16) that divides the inside of the temporary deposit storage unit 432 into two bill storage areas, and a single interior of the temporary deposit storage unit 432. It is movable in the up and down direction in FIG. 16 between a retreat position (specifically, a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 16) as a bill storage area. More specifically, when the separator 432a moves to the sorting position, the separator 432a is positioned below the bill feeding mechanism 430a. As a result, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 432b provided in the temporary deposit section 432 and the separator 432a, and a second banknote storage area is provided between the separator 432a and the banknote feeding mechanism 430a. Will be formed. On the other hand, when the separator 432a is moved to the retracted position, the separator 432a is positioned above the bill feeding mechanism 430a. Thereby, one banknote storage area comes to be formed between the stage 432b and the banknote feeding mechanism 430a.

  In addition, a temporary accumulation unit 440 is provided inside the housing 412. A transport unit 416 is connected to the temporary stacking unit 440 so that banknotes sent one by one from the transport unit 416 are stacked in the stacked state in the temporary stacking unit 440. A bundle of banknotes accumulated in the temporary stacking unit 440 is subjected to a banding process (binding process) by a banding unit (not shown) to form a banded banknote. The banded banknote is thrown out of the housing 412 by a banded banknote dispensing unit (not shown) or stored in a banded banknote storage unit (not shown) provided in the housing 412. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a control unit 450 that controls each component of the banknote handling apparatus 410 is provided inside the housing 412. The control unit 450 includes a drive unit (not shown) that drives a mounting plate 414 a provided in the insertion unit 414, a banknote feeding mechanism 415, a transport unit 416, an identification unit 418, and banknotes provided in each storage unit 430. A feeding mechanism 430a, a branching member 426 provided at each branching point of the transport unit 416, a shutter mechanism provided at the input unit 414, and the like are connected. Here, the identification information of the banknote identified by the identification unit 418 is sent to the control unit 450. Moreover, the control part 450 controls these structural members by sending a control signal to each structural member of the banknote processing apparatus 410.

  The control unit 450 is connected to a storable amount acquisition unit 480 that acquires information related to a storable amount that is the amount of banknotes that can be stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 432. Here, when the banknote holding area in the deposit temporary holding section 432 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 432a, it is inserted into the housing 412 by the input section 414 and temporarily stored by the transport section 416. The bills sent to the part 432 are placed on the separator 432a, but the storable amount acquisition means 480 is provided in the second bill storage region formed between the separator 432a and the bill feeding mechanism 430a. Information related to the amount of bills that can be stored is acquired as information related to the amount that can be stored. Details of the function of the storable amount acquisition unit 480 will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 410 having the above-described configuration (specifically, banknote deposit processing) will be described. The operation of the banknote handling apparatus 410 as described below is performed by the control unit 450 controlling each component of the banknote handling apparatus 410.

  In performing the banknote depositing process, first, the shutter mechanism of the input unit 414 of the banknote processing apparatus 410 is opened, and the operator inputs the banknote into the input unit 414. At this time, the mounting plate 414a stops at the lowest position (lower end position). When the shutter mechanism is closed, the bills inserted into the insertion unit 414 are fed out one by one by the bill feeding mechanism 415 to the transport unit 416. The banknotes fed to the transport unit 416 by the banknote feeding mechanism 415 are transported by the transport unit 416, and the identification unit 418 identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like. Then, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identifying unit 418 is conveyed to the temporary depositing unit 432 by the branching member 426. In the deposit temporary storage unit 432, the banknotes sent from the transport unit 416 are temporarily stored in a stacked state. At this time, the separator 432a is maintained at the retracted position as indicated by a solid line in FIG.

  On the other hand, banknotes other than banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 418, that is, banknotes identified by the identification unit 418 as being fake, or banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 418. Or the banknote in which conveyance abnormalities, such as skew feeding, were detected is sent to the deposit rejection part 420 by the conveyance part 416 as a reject banknote, and is integrated | stacked on this deposit rejection part 420. Then, after all the banknotes are fed out from the insertion unit 414 into the housing 412, the reject banknotes accumulated in the deposit rejection unit 420 are taken out by the operator.

  The above-described operation is performed until all the bills inserted into the insertion unit 414 are drawn out into the housing 412. When all the bills inserted into the insertion unit 414 are drawn out into the housing 412, this is displayed on the operation display unit (not shown). Thereafter, when the operator issues a “deposit confirmation” instruction to the control unit 450 by the operation display unit, the banknotes are fed one by one from the deposit temporary holding unit 432 to the transport unit 416 by the banknote feeding mechanism 430a. The bills are conveyed by the conveyance unit 416 and the denomination is identified by the identification unit 418. And the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification part 418 is conveyed by each money type storage part 434a-434c corresponding to the money type, and is accommodated in these money type storage parts 434a-434c. On the other hand, with respect to the banknotes fed out from the deposit temporary storage unit 432, when the denomination does not match the denominations in the denomination storage units 434a to 434c, the corresponding denomination denomination storage units 434a to 434c are full. In this case, the banknote is conveyed to the denomination mixing and storing unit 436 and stored in the denomination mixing and storing unit 436 in a denomination mixed state. In addition, the banknote in which the conveyance abnormality such as skew is detected by the identification unit 418 is sent to the withdrawal reject unit 422 by the transport unit 416 as a reject banknote, and is accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 422. In this way, when all the banknotes are sent from the deposit temporary storage unit 432 to the denomination storage units 434a to 434c, the denomination mixing storage unit 436, and the like, the banknote depositing process ends.

  Also, when the operator issues a “return” command to the control unit 450 instead of a “payment confirmation” command using the operation display unit, banknotes are fed out from the deposit temporary storage unit 432 one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 430a. Then, the fed banknote is returned to the insertion unit 414. And after all the banknotes are conveyed from the deposit temporary storage part 432 to the insertion part 414, when the shutter mechanism provided in this insertion part 414 opens, the banknote returned to the insertion part 414 is taken out by the operator. It will be.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 410 which concerns on a modification as shown in FIG. 16, in the middle of performing the normal payment process (henceforth normal payment process) of a banknote, each payment type storage part 434a from the payment temporary storage part 432 is performed. When the banknotes are distributed to .about.434c, when a new depositing process command is given to the control unit 450 by the operation display unit (not shown) by the operator, the regular depositing process of the banknotes is interrupted and the banknotes described later Interrupt payment processing will be performed. Moreover, when the interruption deposit process is completed, the normal deposit process of the banknote that has been interrupted is resumed. Specifically, when an operator is performing a deposit process for a large amount of banknotes and another operator attempts to deposit a banknote related to another transaction, the first banknote deposit process is performed. When interrupted, another operator starts an interrupt deposit process for a bill related to another transaction, and when the interrupt deposit process ends, the deposit process of the first bill is resumed. Accordingly, even in the banknote handling apparatus 410 according to the modification shown in FIG. 16, when another operator performs the banknote interruption process for another transaction, the first operator performs the banknote deposit process. Since there is no need to wait until completion, convenience for the operator can be improved.

  Further, in the banknote handling apparatus 410 according to the modification shown in FIG. 16, when the interrupt deposit process is performed, the banknote holding area in the deposit temporary holding section 432 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 432a. The banknotes that are inserted into the housing 412 by the input unit 414 and sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 432 by the transport unit 416 in the interrupt deposit process are placed on the separator 432a. It has become. Accordingly, the banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 432 when the normal deposit process is performed, and the banknote temporarily held in the deposit temporary hold unit 432 when the interrupt deposit process is performed. Can be classified by the separator 432a, so that the normal deposit process performed until the interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted, so that the workability can be improved.

  More specifically, when an instruction for an interruption deposit process is given to the control unit 450 by an operation display unit (not shown) by an operator, the separator 432a is temporarily stored in the deposit unit 432 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Is moved to a sorting position that divides the inside of the bill into two bill storage areas. As described above, when the separator 432a moves to the sorting position, the separator 432a is positioned below the banknote feeding mechanism 430a. Accordingly, a first banknote storage area is formed between the stage 432b and the separator 432a, and a second banknote storage area is formed between the separator 432a and the banknote feeding mechanism 430a. Here, when the normal deposit process of banknotes is performed, the banknotes already held in the deposit temporary storage unit 432 are stored in the first banknote storage area between the stage 432b and the separator 432a. Further, when the separator 432a moves to a sorting position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 16 and the banknote holding area in the deposit temporary holding section 432 is divided into two banknote storage areas by the separator 432a, the separator 432a and banknote feeding Information relating to the amount of banknotes that can be stored in the second banknote storage area formed between the mechanism 430a (hereinafter also referred to as the storable amount) is acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 480. Note that the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 480 is determined by the sorting position of the separator 432a. For this reason, when the separation position of the separator 432a is set in advance, the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit 480 is also a predetermined value set in advance. When the separator 432a is located at the retracted position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 16, the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquiring means 480 is not classified by the separator 432a in the deposit temporary storage unit 432. This is the amount of banknotes that can be held in the banknote holding area.

  In addition, when an instruction for an interruption / payment process is given to the control unit 450, an operation display unit (not shown) displays a screen that prompts the operator to insert a banknote related to the interruption / payment process into the insertion unit 414. Will come to be. And when the banknote which concerns on an interruption deposit process is thrown into the insertion part 414 by the operator, the banknote newly thrown into the insertion part 414 will be drawn | fed out one by one inside the housing | casing 412 by the banknote feeding mechanism 415, The fed banknote is conveyed to the identification unit 418 by the conveyance unit 416. Then, after the denomination or the like of the banknote is identified by the identification unit 418, the banknote identified as a normal banknote by the identification unit 418 is sent to the temporary deposit storage unit 432 by the transport unit 416, and this temporary deposit storage unit It is held at 432. Here, the banknote which concerns on an interruption payment process comes to be mounted on the separator 432a. In other words, the banknotes sent to the deposit temporary holding unit 432 when the banknote interrupting process is performed are stored in the second banknote storage area.

  After that, all the banknotes related to the interrupt deposit process are drawn out from the input unit 414 into the housing 412 and sent to the deposit temporary storage unit 432 and the like. Displays a screen asking the operator for a payment confirmation command. Then, when the operator inputs a deposit confirmation command through the operation display unit, a statement related to the banknote interruption deposit process is issued, and the bill temporarily held in the deposit temporary holding unit 432 is issued. Of these, the banknotes placed on the separator 432a are fed to the transport unit 416 by the banknote feeding mechanism 430a. Further, the banknotes fed from the deposit temporary storage unit 432 to the transport unit 416 are identified by denomination and the like by being sent to the identification unit 418, and then the denomination storage units 434 a to 434 c for each denomination by the transport unit 416. And stored in these denomination storage units 434a to 434c for each denomination. And if all the banknotes hold | maintained at the 2nd banknote storage area of the payment temporary storage part 432 are allotted to each money classification storage part 434a-434c, a series of operation | movement of the banknote interruption payment process in the banknote processing apparatus 410 will be performed. Complete. Thereafter, the separator 432a returns to the retracted position as indicated by the solid line in FIG.

  Thereafter, the banknote sorting operation from the deposit temporary holding unit 432 to the denomination storage units 434a to 434c in the normal deposit process of the banknotes is resumed. Specifically, when the banknote interruption deposit process is completed, a message prompting the operator to resume the interrupted banknote normal deposit process is displayed on the operation display unit. Then, when the operator presses the “confirm” button on the screen of the operation display unit, the banknote sorting operation from the deposit temporary holding unit 432 to the denomination storage units 434a to 434c in the banknote normal deposit process is resumed. It becomes like this. At this time, the operator display may be requested again to input the operator ID, and the above processing may be executed on condition that it is the same as the first stored operator ID.

  Also, in the banknote handling apparatus 410 according to the modification as shown in FIG. 16, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 450, the received amount of banknotes in the insertion unit 414 is stored by the storable amount acquisition unit 480. After the placement plate 414a has moved in the upper right direction from the position shown in FIG. 16 in the loading portion 414 so as to limit it to the acquired storage capacity or less, it stops at the middle position and is maintained at this middle position. ing. As described above, when the loading plate 414a moves so as to approach the kicker roller 415b of the bill feeding mechanism 415 in the loading unit 414, the amount of bills received in the loading unit 414 can be reduced. For example, when the placement plate 414a is maintained at the lower end position in the insertion unit 414, for example, 500 bills can be accumulated in the insertion unit 414. On the other hand, when the bankable payment processing is performed and the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit 480 is, for example, 150 sheets, the loading plate 414a is placed in the insertion unit 414 in FIG. After moving in the upper right direction from the position shown in FIG. 2, the amount of banknotes received in the insertion unit 414 can be limited to 150 sheets or less by stopping at an intermediate position.

  In this way, in the banknote processing apparatus 410 as shown in FIG. 16 as well as the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 15, the deposit temporary holding section as a storage section for storing banknotes sent from the transport section 416. 432 is provided, and information relating to the storable amount, which is the amount of banknotes that can be stored in the deposit temporary storage unit 432, is acquired by the storable amount acquisition means 480. In addition, a placing plate 414 a is provided as a receiving amount regulating unit for limiting the amount of banknotes received by the inserting unit 414 to be equal to or less than the storing amount acquired by the storing amount acquiring unit 480. As described above, the receipt temporary holding unit 432 is provided by providing the receipt amount regulating means for limiting the amount of bills received in the insertion unit 414 to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit 480. Even if the amount of banknotes that can be stored changes, all the banknotes accepted by the insertion unit 414 can be sent to the temporary depositing and holding unit 432, so that the banknote interrupting process is interrupted. Can be prevented.

  Moreover, although the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 10 in the money depositing / dispensing machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 15 and the banknote processing apparatus 410 shown in FIG. 16 process a banknote, the paper sheet processing apparatus which concerns on this invention is It is not limited to what performs the process of a banknote. As the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, an apparatus for processing paper sheets other than banknotes such as checks, gift certificates, and voting papers may be used.

  In addition, the temporary storage unit in the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the one in which the paper sheets are stacked in a stacked state. As a temporary storage unit in the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, a paper tape is wound around the drum together with the tape by a strip-shaped tape having one end attached to the outer peripheral surface of the drum (so-called tape winding method) ) May be used. In this case, the space between the paper sheets wound on the drum by the tape is made larger than the normal distance, so that the storage space for the paper sheets in the temporary storage unit of the tape winding system is made up of a plurality of paper sheets. It becomes possible to classify into a kind storage area. A configuration of a paper sheet processing apparatus (specifically, a valuable medium processing apparatus) provided with a tape winding type as such a temporary storage unit will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 17 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 according to the modification as viewed from the side. 17 is the front side of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 (that is, the front side when the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 is viewed from the front side). The right direction at is the depth direction of the housing 502. A valuable medium processing apparatus 500 as shown in FIG. 17 is also mainly used as a cashier. In the following description, all “banknotes” refer to loose banknotes. Further, “valuable medium” includes banknotes such as non-performing bills and old banknotes, and specific securities other than banknotes. In addition, “specific securities” refers to securities of a preset type such as checks and bills. Note that the valuable medium processed by the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 according to the modification shown in FIG. 17 is a paper sheet, and the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 performs processing of paper sheets. It is a kind of processing device.

  First, the overall configuration of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 according to the modification will be described. As shown in FIG. 17, the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 502, and the valuable medium is put into the upper part of the front surface of the casing 502 from the outside of the casing 502. Is provided. In addition, a throwing unit 560 for throwing out a new ticket stored inside the housing 502 to the outside of the machine body is provided on the front surface of the housing 502. Further, the feeding unit 510 is provided with a feeding mechanism 512 so that valuable media loaded in an accumulated state in the feeding unit 510 by the operator are fed into the body one by one by the feeding mechanism 512. As shown in FIG. 17, a transport unit 514 is provided in the body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500, and the valuable media fed out from the input unit 510 one by one by the feeding mechanism 512 are transported one by one by the transport unit 514. It is designed to be transported.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the insertion unit 510 has a placement plate 510b on which a plurality of bills are placed in a stacked state, and a bill accumulation region 510a is formed above the placement plate 510b. ing. When the operator inserts a bundle of banknotes into the stacking area 510a of the input unit 510, a plurality of banknotes are stacked on the mounting plate 510b. In addition, a pressing member 510c is provided above the placement plate 510b, and is placed on the placement plate 510b when a bill inserted into the insertion unit 510 is fed out to the transport unit 514 by the feeding mechanism 512. The bill is pressed downward by the pressing member 510c. As a result, among the plurality of bills placed in a stacked state on the placement plate 510 b, the lowest bill can be reliably fed out to the transport unit 514 by the feeding mechanism 512. Here, as shown in FIG. 17, the insertion portion 510 is provided with a guide groove 510e formed from an elongated hole extending substantially in the vertical direction, and the guide groove 510e is formed at the proximal end portion of the pressing member 510c. A pin member 510d that moves along the axis is provided. As the pin member 510d moves along the guide groove 510e, the pressing member 510c can move from the standby position as shown in FIG. 17 toward the mounting plate 510b. The pressing member 510c is driven by a motor (not shown), and the motor is controlled so that the pressing member 510c can be stopped at a predetermined height position.

  Further, the transport unit 514 is provided with an imaging unit 516, and the imaging unit 516 captures an image of a valuable medium input into the body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 and obtains image data. Further, the transport unit 514 is provided with a temporary storage unit 520, and the valuable medium put into the body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 520. The temporary storage unit 520 is a tape winding type. More specifically, the temporary storage unit 520 has a drum 520a that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, and a pair of tapes are wound around the drum 520a. The valuable medium sent from the transport unit 514 to the temporary storage unit 520 is wound up and stored one by one by the drum 520a one by one while being sandwiched between the pair of tapes. Further, when the drum 520a is reversed, the wound valuable media are fed out one by one and sent to the transport unit 514.

  Further, in the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 according to the modified example, in the temporary winding unit 520 of the tape winding method, the interval between the valuable media wound around the drum 520a by the tape is made larger than the normal interval, thereby temporarily The storage space for valuable media in the storage unit 520 can be divided into a plurality of valuable medium storage areas.

  Also, in the body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500, there are a specific securities storage unit 530 that stores specific securities such as checks and bills, and non-payment storage units 540 and 542 that store non-use and old tickets. Each is provided. More specifically, the specified securities storage unit 530 includes three storage units including a first storage unit 530a, a second storage unit 530b, and a third storage unit 530c. The section 530a stores checks issued at other branches in the same bank as the bank where the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 is installed. The second storage unit 530b and the third storage unit 530c store checks issued by a bank different from the bank in which the valuable medium processing device 500 is installed. The storage units 530a, 530b, and 530c of the specific securities storage unit 530 are each of a stacker type, and checks sent from the transport unit 514 to the storage units 530a, 530b, and 530c are already stored in the storage unit. They are stacked on checks and the like stored in 530a, 530b, and 530c.

  The damaged ticket storage units 540 and 542 are configured to store lost tickets and old tickets. Here, the non-conventional ticket storage unit 540 is of a stacker type, and the non-conforming and old tickets sent from the transport unit 514 to the non-conventional ticket storage unit 540 It is designed to be stacked on old tickets. On the other hand, the non-performing bill storage unit 542 is a tape winding type. More specifically, the non-performing ticket storage unit 542 has a drum 542a that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions, and a pair of tapes are wound around the drum 542a. The slips and old tickets sent from the transport unit 514 to the slip ticket storage unit 542 are sequentially wound and stored by the drum 542a one by one while being sandwiched between the pair of tapes. It has become. Further, when the drum 542a is reversed, the wound ticket and old ticket that have been wound up are fed out one by one and sent to the transport unit 514.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a specific securities storage unit 530 that stores specific securities such as checks is provided above the non-ticket storage units 540 and 542 that store non-tickets and old tickets. The temporary storage unit 520 is provided above the specified securities storage unit 530 and the non-conformity storage units 540 and 542.

  In addition, a new ticket storage unit 550 that stores a new ticket is provided inside the housing 502 of the valuable medium processing device 500. More specifically, the new ticket storage unit 550 includes four storage units including a first storage unit 550a, a second storage unit 550b, a third storage unit 550c, and a fourth storage unit 550d. The first storage unit 550a has a new 10,000 yen bill, the second storage unit 550b has a new thousand yen bill, and the third storage unit 550c has a new five thousand yen bill. Are stored. Further, the operator can select the denomination of the new ticket stored in the fourth storage unit 550d. Each of the storage units 550a, 550b, 550c, and 550d is provided with a payout mechanism 552a, 552b, 552c, and 552d. Each sheet is fed out one by one to the transport unit 514 by 552a, 552b, 552c, and 552d. The “new ticket” stored in the new ticket storage unit 550 refers to an official sealed ticket that is delivered from a central bank to a financial institution such as a bank and is not yet distributed in the market.

  The dispensing unit 560 is connected to the conveying unit 514, and valuable media such as new tickets sent from the conveying unit 514 to the dispensing unit 560 are stacked in the dispensing unit 560. Further, the throwing unit 560 is provided with an impeller 562, and a valuable medium such as a new ticket sent from the transport unit 514 to the impeller 562 is sandwiched between a pair of blades in the impeller 562. Thus, the impeller 562 is sent to the dispensing unit 560 by rotating in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. By providing such an impeller 562, it is possible to align valuable media such as new tickets accumulated in the dispensing unit 560. Further, the dispensing unit 560 is provided with a shutter 561a. When the shutter 561a is opened, the operator can take out valuable media such as new tickets accumulated in the dispensing unit 560. It is like that. Further, the dispensing unit 560 is provided with a sampling detection unit 561b. When valuable media such as new tickets accumulated in the dispensing unit 560 are extracted from the dispensing unit 560, this is detected by the sampling detection unit 561b. Is to be detected.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the transport unit 514 that transports the valuable medium in the machine body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 includes a first transport unit 514 a and a second transport unit 514 b. Here, the first transport unit 514a transports the valuable medium input into the housing 502 by the input unit 510 to the temporary storage unit 520, the specified securities storage unit 530, and the non-payment storage unit 540. ing. On the other hand, the second transport unit 514 b is configured to transport the new ticket stored in the new ticket storage unit 550 to the dispensing unit 560. Here, the transport path for the valuable medium in the first transport section 514a and the transport path for the new ticket in the second transport section 514b are provided independently of each other. That is, the 1st conveyance part 514a is provided in the right side of the virtual line L shown with the dashed-two dotted line in FIG. 17, and the 2nd conveyance part 514b is the left side of the virtual line L shown in the dashed-two dotted line in FIG. Although both are connected by the connection location 514p, they are independent of each other at other locations.

  In addition, a simple identification unit 564 is provided in the second conveyance unit 514 b in the conveyance unit 514. The simple identification unit 564 identifies only the denomination of the new ticket fed out from the new ticket storage unit 550 to the second transport unit 514b.

  Further, a door 518 is provided on the front surface (the left side surface in FIG. 17) of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500. A person with a specific authority can open the door 518 and access the inside of the machine body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500. This allows the new ticket storage unit 550 to be replenished with a new ticket. A new ticket can be taken out from the new ticket storage unit 550.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a control unit 570 is provided inside the housing 502 of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500, so that each component of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 is controlled by the control unit 570. It has become. More specifically, the control unit 570 includes an imaging unit 516, a transport unit 514, a specified securities storage unit 530, a loss ticket storage unit 540, 542, a new ticket storage unit 550, an input unit 510, a dispensing unit 560, and temporary hold. The unit 520 and the like are connected. As described above, the image capturing unit 516 captures image data of a valuable medium input into the body of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 and obtains image data. However, the image data obtained by the image capturing unit 516 is controlled. It is sent to the part 570. In addition, the control unit 570 includes components such as a transport unit 514, a specified securities storage unit 530, a loss ticket storage unit 540 and 542, a new ticket storage unit 550, a loading unit 510, a dispensing unit 560, and a temporary storage unit 520. These component members are controlled by sending a command signal to.

  Further, the control unit 570 is connected to a storable amount acquisition unit 580 that acquires information related to a storable amount that is the amount of valuable media that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 520. More specifically, in the tape winding type temporary storage unit 520, the valuable medium wound on the drum 520a by the tape is stored in the back side. For this reason, the number of valuable media that can be wound on the drum 520a with the remaining tape that is not wound on the drum 520a is the above-mentioned storage capacity. Here, the total length of the tape is determined in advance, and since the amount of the tape wound around the drum 520a can be grasped based on the rotation amount of the drum 520a, it is not wound around the drum 520a. The length of the remaining tape can be calculated. For example, in the temporary storage unit 520 that can hold about 100 valuable media as a whole, when 30 valuable media are wound around the drum 520a by tape, they are not wound around the drum 520a. Based on the length of the remaining tape, it is calculated that the storable amount that is the amount of valuable medium that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 520 is 70 sheets. The number of valuable media that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 520 may change depending on the size of the valuable media, but the total of the length of the valuable media in the winding direction by the tape and the size of the interval between the valuable media. By making the pitch constant, the number of valuable media that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 520 can be set to a predetermined value, so that the number of valuable media stored in the temporary storage unit 520 can be easily managed. . In addition, when the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 performs the interruption payment process of the valuable medium, the trailing edge of the valuable medium that is finally held in the temporary holding unit 520 in the first payment process and the second payment process. By making the interval between the leading edge of the valuable medium initially held in the temporary holding unit 520 larger than the interval between the normal valuable media, the temporary holding unit 520 holds the temporary holding unit in the first deposit process. The valuable medium and the valuable medium held in the temporary holding unit 520 by the second deposit process can be reliably separated.

  Next, the operation of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 configured as described above (specifically, the valuable medium depositing process) will be described. The operation of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 as described below is performed by the control unit 570 controlling each component of the valuable medium processing apparatus 500.

  In performing the process of depositing a valuable medium in the valuable medium processing apparatus 500, the operator first causes the ID card owned by the operator to be read by an ID card reader (not shown). The control unit 570 confirms the authority of the operator based on the ID information of the ID card read by the ID card reader. Next, the operator selects a deposit mode using an operation display unit (not shown). Specifically, the operation display section displays three modes, “single-sheet capture mode”, “batch capture mode”, and “re-capture mode” as the deposit mode, and the operator can select one of these three modes. To select one mode. Thereafter, when the operator puts the valuable medium into the loading unit 510, the feeding mechanism 512 feeds the valuable medium one by one into the housing 502, and the inside of the housing 502 by the first transport unit 514a of the transport unit 514. It is conveyed by. Thereafter, the valuable medium is imaged by the imaging unit 516, and image data of the imaged valuable medium is obtained. Then, the control unit 570 determines whether or not there is a conveyance abnormality such as a skew feeding state or a double feeding state (a state where two or more sheets are overlapped) in the valuable medium put into the housing 502. Then, the valuable medium determined to have no conveyance abnormality is conveyed to the temporary holding unit 520 and temporarily held by the temporary holding unit 520. On the other hand, if there is an abnormality in the valuable medium put in the housing 502, the valuable medium is transported to the dispensing unit 560 by the first transport unit 514a of the transport unit 514, and outside the housing 502. It will be returned. Here, when the single-sheet take-in mode is selected when the deposit mode is selected, the deposit operation in the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 ends. On the other hand, if the single-sheet capture mode is not selected when the deposit mode is selected, and the batch capture mode or the re-capture mode is selected instead, the valuable medium loaded in the loading unit 510 is selected. Are successively taken into the housing 502 by the feeding mechanism 512 one after another.

  When the valuable medium is held in the temporary holding unit 520, the image data of the valuable medium is displayed on the operation display unit (not shown). Then, the operator inputs deposit data through the operation display unit based on the image data of the valuable medium displayed on the operation display unit. Here, the deposit data refers to the type (specifically, the type of bill, check, bill, etc.) and value of the valuable medium imaged by the imaging unit 516. Further, when the type of the valuable medium is a banknote, information relating to the denomination of the banknote and the old and new is also input as deposit data. When the operator inputs the deposit data through the operation display unit, the deposit data and the valuable medium image data are displayed in parallel on the operation display unit.

  After that, all the valuable media input to the input unit 510 are taken into the housing 502, and after these valuable media are stored in the temporary storage unit 520, the operation display unit is requested to confirm the deposit data. Is displayed. When the operator issues an instruction to confirm the deposit data, the valuable medium temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 520 is conveyed one by one by the first conveying unit 514a of the conveying unit 514, and the specified securities are stored. The storage units 530a to 530c of the unit 530 and the non-conformity storage units 540 and 542 are classified and stored. Thereafter, the input deposit data is stored in a storage unit (not shown) provided in the valuable medium processing apparatus 500. On the other hand, when the operator corrects the deposit data instead of confirming the deposit data, the input deposit data is corrected. Thereafter, the operation display unit displays a message requesting confirmation of the corrected payment data. On the other hand, when the deposit data is not corrected and the command for returning the valuable medium is input from the operation display unit, the valuable medium temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 520 is transferred to the first transfer of the transfer unit 514. It is conveyed to the dispensing unit 560 by the unit 514a and returned to the outside of the housing 502. In this way, the deposit operation of the valuable medium to the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 is completed.

  Further, during normal deposit processing (hereinafter also referred to as normal deposit processing) of the valuable medium in the valuable medium processing apparatus 500, the storage units 530a to 530c of the specific securities storage unit 530 to the storage units 530a to 530c and the respective If a new depositing process command is given to the control unit 570 by the operator in the middle of distributing the valuable medium to the non-payment storage units 540 and 542, the normal depositing process of the valuable medium is interrupted and the valuable medium allocation described later is performed. The incoming payment process will be performed. Further, when the interruption deposit process is completed, the interrupted normal medium deposit process is resumed. This eliminates the need for the operator to wait until the first operator completes the process of depositing the valuable medium related to another transaction, which is convenient for the operator. Can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the interrupt payment process is performed, the storage area of the valuable medium in the temporary storage unit 520 is divided into a plurality of valuable medium storage areas, and is input in the interrupt payment process. The valuable medium that has been inserted into the housing 502 by the unit 510 and sent to the temporary storage unit 520 by the transport unit 514 is the entrance / exit of the temporary storage unit 520 among the plurality of valuable medium storage areas that are classified by the temporary storage unit 520. Is stored in the valuable medium storage area on the side close to. Accordingly, the valuable medium temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 520 when the normal deposit process is performed, and the valuable medium temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 520 when the interrupt payment process is performed. Therefore, it is possible to improve workability because the normal deposit process performed until the interrupt deposit process is performed is not wasted.

  In addition, when the interruption / payment process is performed, if the storage area of the valuable medium in the temporary storage unit 520 is divided into a plurality of valuable medium storage areas, the temporary storage unit 520 out of the plurality of divided valuable medium storage areas. Information relating to the amount of valuable medium that can be stored in the valuable medium storage area on the side close to the doorway (hereinafter also referred to as “storage capacity”) is acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 580.

  In addition, in the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 according to the modification shown in FIG. 17, when an instruction for an interrupt payment process is given to the control unit 570, the received amount of the valuable medium in the input unit 510 is stored as a storable amount acquisition unit. The holding member 510c moves downward from the standby position shown in FIG. 17 in the insertion portion 510 so as to be limited to the storage capacity or less acquired by 580, and then stops at the intermediate position and is maintained at this intermediate position. It has become. In this manner, the holding member 510c moves so as to approach the mounting plate 510b in the loading unit 510, whereby the amount of valuable medium received in the loading unit 510 can be reduced.

  Here, in the valuable medium processing device 500 according to the modification shown in FIG. 17, when the pressing member 510 c is maintained at the standby position indicated by the solid line, for example, 100 sheets are collected in the accumulation region 510 a in the loading unit 510. Valuable media can be accumulated. On the other hand, in the case where the accommodable amount acquired by the accommodable amount acquisition means 580 is, for example, 50 sheets when the valuable medium interruption deposit processing is performed, the pressing member 510c is inserted into the insertion portion 510 in FIG. In FIG. 5, the amount of valuable medium received in the loading unit 510 can be limited to 50 sheets or less by moving downward from the standby position indicated by the solid line and stopping at the middle position.

  As described above, the valuable medium processing apparatus 500 as shown in FIG. 17 also stores the valuable medium (paper sheets) sent from the transport unit 514 in the same manner as the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 10 as shown in FIGS. A temporary storage unit 520 is provided as a storage unit, and information regarding the storage capacity that is the amount of valuable medium that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 520 is acquired by the storage capacity acquisition means 580. . In addition, a pressing member 510c is provided as a receiving amount regulating unit for limiting the amount of valuable medium received in the loading unit 510 to be equal to or less than the storing amount acquired by the storing amount acquiring unit 580. In this way, the tape take-up method is provided by providing the receiving amount regulating means for limiting the received amount of the valuable medium in the loading unit 510 to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquiring unit 580. Even when the amount of valuable media that can be stored in the temporary storage unit 520 changes, all of the valuable media accepted by the input unit 510 can be sent to the temporary storage unit 520, and the valuable medium interruption process is in progress. Can be prevented from being interrupted.

  Further, when the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention is one that can read the serial number of the banknote by the identification unit, it is temporarily suspended after being inserted into the housing and identified by the identification unit. For banknotes held in the bank, the bank will be involved in the normal banking process and the bank depositing process for the banknotes held in the temporary banking section, even if the banking area of the temporary storage section is not sorted by a sorting mechanism such as a separator. Banknotes can be separated. For this reason, in such a paper sheet processing apparatus, even when the banknote storage space in the temporary storage section is not divided into a plurality of banknote storage areas by the sorting mechanism, this banknote is being processed during normal banknote deposit processing. The normal deposit process can be interrupted, and the banknote interrupt deposit process can be performed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money depositing / withdrawing machine 10 Banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 12 Housing | casing 12a Lower door 12b Outer door part 12c Inner door part 13 Drawer unit 14 Input part 14a Accumulation area | region 14b Mounting plate 14c Holding member 14d Pin member 14e Guide groove 14f, 14g Access Detection sensor 15a 1st display label 15b 2nd display label 16 Feeding part 16a Feed roller 16b Kicker roller 16c Gate roller 18 Conveying part 20 Identification part 22 Front / back reversing part 24 Rose bill throwing part 24a Shutter 24b Shutter drive part 26 Receipt rejection Part 30 temporary depositing part 30a stage 30b banknote feeding part 30c separator 31 banknote detection sensor 32 loose banknote storage part 32a stage 32b banknote feeding part 40 organizing temporary storage part 42 band sealing part 44 arm mechanism 46 band sealing banknote feeding part 46a stage 48 Banded banknote dispensing unit 48a Shutter 48b Shutter drive unit 50 Lock mechanism 60 Banded banknote transport unit 60a Protrusion 60b Circulating belt 62 Discriminating unit 70 Banded banknote storage unit 70a Stage 80a Feed roller 80b Kicker roller 80c Gate roller 90a Detection plate 91 Drive unit 91a Drive motor 91b Circulation belt 92a, 92b Detection sensor 94 Upper separator portion 94a Detection plates 95a to 95c Detection sensor 96 Lower separator portion 110 Coin depositing / dispensing device 300 Control unit 302 Operation display unit 304 Printing unit 306 Storage unit 308 Communication interface unit 310 External device 380 Storable amount acquisition means 410 Bill processing device 412 Case 414 Insertion unit 414a Placement plate 415 Bill feeding mechanism 415a Feed roller 415b Kicker roller 415c Gate roller 4 6 Transport unit 418 Identification unit 420 Deposit rejection unit 422 Withdrawal reject unit 426 Branch member 430 Storage unit 430a Banknote feeding mechanism 432 Deposit temporary storage unit 432a Separator 432b Stages 434a to 434c Denomination storage unit 436 Denomination mixing storage unit 440 Temporary stacking Unit 450 control unit 480 storable amount acquisition means 500 valuable medium processing device 502 casing 510 input unit 510a stacking area 510b mounting plate 510c pressing member 510d pin member 510e guide groove 512 feeding mechanism 514 transport unit 514a first transport unit 514b Second conveying unit 514p Connection point 516 Imaging unit 518 Door 520 Temporary holding unit 520a Drum 530 Specific securities storage unit 530a to 530c First to third storage units 540 and 542 Slip sheet storage unit 542 Damaged ticket storage unit 542a Drum 55 Shinkenger housing portion 550a~550d first to fourth housing section 552a~552d feeding mechanism 560 and dispensing portion 561a shutter 561b extraction detection unit 562 impeller 564 simple identification unit 570 control unit 580 storage available amount obtaining means

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An input unit for receiving paper sheets and for inputting received paper sheets from the outside to the inside of the housing;
A transport unit for transporting paper sheets inside the housing;
An identification unit for identifying paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A storage unit for storing paper sheets sent from the transport unit;
A storable amount acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a storable amount that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit;
An acceptance amount regulating means for limiting the amount of paper sheets received in the input section to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means;
A sorting mechanism capable of sorting the storage space for paper sheets in the storage section into a plurality of paper sheet storage areas;
Equipped with a,
The storable amount acquisition means sets the storable amount based on a size of a paper sheet storage area in the storage unit that can be sent by the transport unit and is sorted by the sorting mechanism. A paper sheet processing apparatus for acquiring such information .   The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a temporary storage unit. An instruction to confirm acceptance of a paper sheet that has been input into the housing by the input unit and that is sent to the temporary storage unit after being identified by the identification unit and that is stored in the temporary storage unit. When given, a normal receiving process is performed in which the paper sheets held in the temporary storage unit are sent to an additional storage unit provided separately from the temporary storage unit and stored in the additional storage unit. And
When a new acceptance process command is given while the normal acceptance process is being performed, the normal acceptance process is interrupted, and the paper sheets already held in the temporary holding unit are moved by the sorting mechanism. The paper sheets are sorted into a certain sheet storage area, and then the paper sheets put into the housing by the loading unit are identified by the identifying unit, and then sorted by the sorting mechanism in the temporary holding unit. Interrupt acceptance processing such as sending to another paper sheet storage area is performed,
The storable amount acquisition means acquires information related to a storable amount that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the temporary storage unit when the interrupt acceptance process is performed,
Said receiving amount restricting means limits when the interrupt acceptance process is performed, the receiving amount of the paper sheets in the insertion portion, has been below the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquiring means, wherein Item 3. A paper sheet processing apparatus according to Item 2 . The acceptance amount restricting means includes a pressing member that is provided in the input unit and is movable to press the paper sheets received in the input unit, and the position of the pressing member changes. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein an acceptance amount of the paper sheets in the input unit is limited by the above. The paper sheet according to claim 4 , further comprising: a guide unit that guides an operator that a receiving amount of the paper sheet in the loading unit is limited when the position of the pressing member is moved to a predetermined position. Processing equipment. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising a notifying unit that notifies the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquiring unit. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the notification unit includes a display unit that displays the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition unit. While accepting a paper sheet, the accepted paper sheet is fed into the inside from the outside of the casing, a transport section for transporting the paper sheet inside the housing, and transported by the transport section identifying section for identifying the paper sheet, before Symbol accommodating portion for accommodating the paper sheets fed from the transport unit, and can be divided partitions the housing space of the sheet into a plurality of sheet accommodating area in the housing part A paper sheet processing apparatus having a mechanism ;
A management device that is provided separately from the paper sheet processing device and manages the paper sheet processing device;
A paper sheet processing system comprising:
A storable amount acquisition means for acquiring information relating to a storable amount that is the amount of paper sheets that can be stored in the storage unit;
An acceptance amount regulating means for limiting the amount of paper sheets received in the input section to be less than or equal to the storable amount acquired by the storable amount acquisition means;
Equipped with a,
The storable amount acquisition means sets the storable amount based on a size of a paper sheet storage area in the storage unit that can be sent by the transport unit and is sorted by the sorting mechanism. A paper sheet processing system for acquiring such information .   The paper sheet processing system according to claim 8, wherein the storable amount acquisition unit is provided in the management device. While accepting a paper sheet, the accepted paper sheet is fed into the inside from the outside of the casing, a transport section for transporting the paper sheet inside the housing, and transported by the transport section identifying section for identifying the paper sheet, before Symbol accommodating portion for accommodating the paper sheets fed from the transport unit, and can be divided partitions the housing space of the sheet into a plurality of sheet accommodating area in the housing part A paper sheet processing method by a paper sheet processing apparatus having a mechanism ,
Obtaining information relating to a storage capacity based on the size of a paper sheet storage area that is sorted by the sorting mechanism in the storage unit and capable of sending paper sheets from the transport unit ;
Limiting the amount of paper sheets received in the input unit to be less than or equal to the acquired storage capacity;
A paper sheet processing method comprising:

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